Garry Thomas Morse is a Canadian poet and novelist.[1] He is a two-time nominee for the Governor General's Award for English-language poetry, at the 2011 Governor General's Awards for Discovery Passages[2] and at the 2016 Governor General's Awards for Prairie Harbour,[3] and a two-time ReLit Award nominee for his fiction works Minor Episodes / Major Ruckus in 2013 and Rogue Cells / Carbon Harbour in 2014.[4]
Garry Thomas Morse | |
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Occupation | poet |
Nationality | Canadian |
Period | 2000s-present |
Notable works | Discovery Passages, Prairie Harbour |
He is of Kwakwaka'wakw descent, and Discovery Passages centred on the historical banning of the traditional Kwakwaka'wakw potlatch and its cultural and social impact on the First Nation.[5]
He has worked as an editor for Talonbooks and Signature Editions.[6] Originally from British Columbia,[7] he is currently based in Winnipeg.[4]