Canadian Poet Elizabeth Brewster 1922

Elizabeth Brewster was born in Chipman, New Brunswick on August 26, 1922. She received her BA from the University of New Brunswick, her MA from Harvard, her BLS from the University of Toronto, and her PhD from Indiana University. She has published more than twenty collections of poetry. In 1995, Footnotes to the Book of Job was nominated for a Governor General's Award. Also in 1995, Brewster received the Lifetime Award for Excellence in the Arts. Brewster was a founding member of The Fiddlehead, and is Professor Emeritus at the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, now resident in Victoria, BC. She is a lifetime member of the League of Canadian Poets.

WORKS

POETRY Collected Poems of Elizabeth Brewster. Ottawa: Oberon, 2003. Jacob's Dream. Ottawa: Oberon, 2002. Burning Bush. Ottawa: Oberon, 2000. Garden of Sculpture. Ottawa: Oberon, 1998. Away From Home. Ottawa: Oberon, 1995. Footnotes to the Book of Job. Ottawa: Oberon, 1995. Wheel of Change. Ottawa: Oberon, 1993. The Invention of Truth. Ottawa: Oberon, 1991. Spring Again. Ottawa: Oberon, 1990. Entertaining Angels. Ottawa: Oberon, 1988. Visitations. Ottawa: Oberon, 1987. Selected Poems of Elizabeth Brewster 1944-1977. Ottawa: Oberon, 1985. Selected Poems of Elizabeth Brewster 1977-1984. Ottawa: Oberon, 1985. A House Full of Women. Ottawa: Oberon, 1983. Junction. Windsor, ON: Black Moss Press, 1983. Digging In. Ottawa: Oberon, 1982. The Way Home. Ottawa: Oberon, 1982. Sometimes I Think of Moving. Ottawa: Oberon, 1977. In Search of Eros. Toronto: Clarke, Irwin, 1974. Sunrise North. Toronto: Clarke, Irwin, 1974. Passage of Summer: Selected Poems. Toronto: Ryerson, 1969. Roads, And Other Poems. Toronto: Ryerson Press, 1957. East Coast. Toronto: Ryerson, 1951. Lillooet. Toronto: Ryerson Press, 1951. OTHER WORKS The Ballad of Princess Caraboo. with Nancy Telfer. Oakville, ON: F. Harris Music, 1983. It's Easy to Fall On the Ice. Ottawa: Oberon, 1977. The Sisters. Ottawa: Oberon, 1974.

CRITICISM

Adamek, Anna. Rev. of Burning Bush, by Elizabeth Brewster. ARC 46 (2001): 84-85. Baker, Janet. Rev. of Entertaining Angels, by Elizabeth Brewster. Journal of Canadian Poetry 5 (1990): 25-29. Beaton, Virginia. Rev. of The Invention Of Truth, by Elizabeth Brewster. Books In Canada 21.4 (1992): 50. Bethune, Andrew. Rev. of Footnotes to the Book of Job, by Elizabeth Brewster. Journal of Canadian Poetry 12 (1997): 21-27. Bowling, Tim. Rev. of Garden of Sculpture, by Elizabeth Brewster. NeWest Review 24.4 (1999): 31-32. Brewster, Elizabeth. “The Future of Poetry in Canada.” Horizon Writing of the Canadian Prairie. Ed. K. Mitchell. Toronto: Oxford, 1977. Comin, Anne. Rev. of Visitations, by Elizabeth Brewster. Cross Canada Writers Quarterly 10.2 (1988): 24- 25. Crozier, Lorna. Rev. of Selected Poems Of Elizabeth Brewster, by Elizabeth Brewster. NeWest Review 13.8 (1988): 16,18. Denham, Paul. “Speeding Towards Strange Destinations: A Conversation with Elizabeth Brewster.” Essays on Canadian Writing 18/19 (1980): 149-160. Denoon, Anne. Rev. of Visitations, by Elizabeth Brewster. Books in Canada 16.6 (1987): 21,24. Dixon, Michael F. Rev. of Visitations, by Elizabeth Brewster. University of Toronto Quarterly 58.1 (1988): 17-19. Drodge, Susan. Rev. of Garden of Sculpture, by Elizabeth Brewster. Canadian Literature 165 (2000): 122- 125. Drummond, Robbie N. Rev. of Spring Again Poems, by Elizabeth Brewster. NeWest Review 16.4 (1991): 38-40. Emsley, Sarah L. Rev. of Garden of Sculpture, by Elizabeth Brewster. Dalhousie Review 78.2 (1998): 322- 324. “Five New Brunswick poets: Elizabeth Brewster, Fred Cogswell, Robert Gibbs, Alden Nowlan [and] Kay Smith.” Fredericton, NB: The Fiddlehead, 1962. Gibbs, Robert. “Next Time from a Different Country.” Canadian Literature 62 (1974): 17-32. Hall, Phil. Rev. of Entertaining Angels, by Elizabeth Brewster. Books in Canada 17.7 (1988): 10. Hamelin, Christine. Rev. of Spring Again Poems, by Elizabeth Brewster. Journal of Canadian Poetry 7 (1992): 37-41. Harding-Russell, Gillian. Rev. of Garden of Sculpture, by Elizabeth Brewster. Event 28.1 (1999): 112-117. Hatch, Ronald B. Rev. of Spring Again Poems, by Elizabeth Brewster. University of Toronto Quarterly 61.1 (1991): 65. Hood, Thomas. Rev. of Garden of Sculpture, by Elizabeth Brewster. Journal of Canadian Poetry 15 (1998): 28-32. Hurwitz, Anita. Rev. of Entertaining Angels, by Elizabeth Brewster. Poetry Canada Review 9.4 (1989): 27. Junyk, Myra. Rev. of Visitations, by Elizabeth Brewster. Queen’s Quarterly 96.1 (1989): 159-162. Keeney, Patricia. Rev. of Entertaining Angels, by Elizabeth Brewster. Cross Canada Writers Quarterly 11.3 (1989): 23-24+. Keeney, Patricia. Rev. of Selected Poems Of Elizabeth Brewster, by Elizabeth Brewster. Canadian Literature 118 (1988): 150-152. Kolbeins, Melanie. Rev. of Away From Home, by Elizabeth Brewster. Canadian Literature 154 (1997): 169- 170. Lamont Stewart, Linda. Rev. of Footnotes to the Book of Job, by Elizabeth Brewster. Canadian Literature 156 (1998): 119-120. Lincoln, Robert. Rev. of The Invention Of Truth, by Elizabeth Brewster. Canadian Materials 20.4 (1992): 228. MacDonald, Tanis. “Regarding the Male Body: Rhapsodic Contradiction in Lorna Crozier’s ‘Penis Poems’.” English Studies in Canada 28.2 (2002): 247-267. MacLean, Kath. Rev. of Away From Home, by Elizabeth Brewster. Prairie Fire 17.4 (1997): 120-121. MacLean, Kath. Rev. of Footnotes to the Book of Job, by Elizabeth Brewster. Prairie Fire 18.3 (1997): 85- 89. Maingon, Loys. Rev. of Spring Again Poems, by Elizabeth Brewster. Canadian Materials 18.6 (1990): 291- 292. Mazoff, CD. Rev. of Entertaining Angels, by Elizabeth Brewster. Canadian Literature 124/125 (1990): 361-362. Moulton Barrett, Donalee. Rev. of Entertaining Angels, by Elizabeth Brewster. Canadian Materials 16.6 (1988): 229-230. Nowlan, Michael O. Rev. of Spring Again Poems, by Elizabeth Brewster. Atlantic Advocate 81.4 (1990): 45. Nowlan, Michael O. Rev. of Visitations, by Elizabeth Brewster. Atlantic Advocate 79.3 (1988): 52-53. Pacey, Desmond. “The Poetry of Elizabeth Brewster.” Ariel 4 (1973): 59-69. Pell, Barbara. Rev. of Visitations, by Elizabeth Brewster. Canadian Literature 118 (1988): 169-171. Pearce, Jon. “A Particular Image of the Self: Elizabeth Brewster.” Twelve Voices: Interviews with Canadian Poets. Ottawa: Borealis, 1980. 7-23. Precosky, Don. Rev. of Entertaining Angels, by Elizabeth Brewster. Fiddlehead 160 (1989): 116-118. Rayner, Anne. Rev. of Spring Again Poems, by Elizabeth Brewster. Canadian Literature 135 (1992): 137- 139. Relke, Diana M. Rev. of Entertaining Angels, by Elizabeth Brewster. NeWest Review 14.4 (1989): 46-47. Rev. of Selected Poems Of Elizabeth Brewster, by Elizabeth Brewster. Cross Canada Writers Quarterly 8.2 (1986): 23-24. Rev. of Selected Poems Of Elizabeth Brewster, by Elizabeth Brewster. Fiddlehead 147 (1986): 104-107. Rev. of Selected Poems Of Elizabeth Brewster, by Elizabeth Brewster. University of Toronto Quarterly 56.1 (1986): 42-43. Rev. of Wheel of Change, by Elizabeth Brewster. Journal of Canadian Poetry 10 (1995): 28-32. Thompson, MA. Rev. of Visitations, by Elizabeth Brewster. Quarry 36.3 (1987): 80-82. Tierney, Frank M. Rev. of Selected Poems Of Elizabeth Brewster, by Elizabeth Brewster. Journal of Canadian Poetry 2 (1987): 22-26. Tudor, Kay. Rev. of Visitations, by Elizabeth Brewster. Fiddlehead 158 (1988): 103-106. Vaisius, Andrew. Rev. of Entertaining Angels, by Elizabeth Brewster. Event 18.2 (1989): 113-116. Vaisius, Andrew. Rev. of Spring Again Poems, by Elizabeth Brewster. Prairie Fire 11.4 (1990/ 1991): 95-96. VonHausen, Ingrid. Rev. of Visitations, by Elizabeth Brewster. Canadian Materials 15.5 (1987): 191. Waddington, Marcus. Rev. of Entertaining Angels, by Elizabeth Brewster. Atlantic Provinces Book Review 15.3 (1988): 7.

AWARDS

1982: Honourary D. Lit, University of New Brunswick 1995: Lifetime Award for Excellence in the Arts, Saskatchewan Board of Arts