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Encyclopedia > Alden Nowlan

Alden Nowlan (January 25, 1933 - June 27, 1983) was a Canadian poet. January 25 is the 25th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... June 27 is the 178th day of the year (179th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 187 days remaining. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Poets are authors of poems, or of other forms of poetry such as dramatic verse. ...


Born in Windsor, Nova Scotia, Nowlan eventually settled in New Brunswick, where he earned his living primarily through journalism. Though largely self-educated, some of his most notable achievements include the Governor General's Award for Bread, Wine and Salt (1967) as well as several Guggenhiem scholarships. He was the Writer-in-Residence at the University of New Brunswick from 1969 until his death in 1983, and currently has a provincial poetry (New Brunswick) award named after him, with other notable New Brunswick poets such as Fred Cogswell (1995) being recipients of it. Windsor is a small town located in central Nova Scotia at the junction of the Avon and St. ... Motto: Munit Haec et Altera Vincit (Latin: One defends and the other conquers) Official languages English Capital Halifax Largest city Halifax Lieutenant-Governor Myra Freeman Premier John Hamm (PC) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 11 10 Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 12th 55,283 km² 3. ... Motto: Spem reduxit (Hope was restored) Official languages English, French Capital Fredericton Largest city Saint John Lieutenant-Governor Herménégilde Chiasson Premier Bernard Lord (PC) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 10 10 Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 11th 72 908 km² 2. ... Journalism is a discipline of collecting, verifying, analyzing and presenting information gathered regarding current events, including trends, issues and people. ... Since their creation in 1937, the Governor Generals Literary Awards have become one of Canadas most prestigious prizes, awarded in both French and English in seven categories: Fiction, Non-fiction, Poetry, Drama, Childrens Literature-Text, Childrens Literature-Illustration, and Translation. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... KFP 15:06, 14 July 2005 (UTC) Categories: Possible copyright violations ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... Fred Cogswell (1917- ) George Woodcock, in Literary History, describes Maritime poets who were content to live in Fredericton or whatever other Atlantic community they chose, and to take the matter for their poetry from the region, to live poetically – as it were – off the land (306, Vol. ...



The Alden Nowlan House at the University of New Brunswick is named in his honour. It is currently the home of UNB's Graduate Student Association, and Windsor Castle, a student-run bar.


HE LIKES CHESSE??!?!?! ORLY!


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100 Canadian Poets - Alden Nowlan - Profile (458 words)
Alden Nowlan was born January 25, 1933 at Windsor, Nova Scotia.
Nowlan was central in the Fredericton and Altlantic literary community and became writer- in-residence at University of New Brunswick in 1969.
"Nowlan's 'The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner.'" Explicator 55.
Nowlan, Alden (171 words)
Nowlan, Alden, poet (b at Windsor, NS 25 Jan 1933; d at Fredericton, NB 27 June 1983).
Largely self-educated, Nowlan was a former newspaperman whose many collections of poetry grew steadily in their power and intensity.
He was often at the centre of the literary community in Fredericton and Atlantic Canada generally, through the vivid example of his craftsmanship, through his work at University of New Brunswick, where he became writer-in-residence in 1969, and through his individualistic personality.
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