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Wah was born in Swift Current, Saskatchewan, but raised in the interior (West Kootenay) of British Columbia. His father was a Canadian-born Chinese-Scots-Irishman raised in China and his mother a Swedish-born Canadian. Swift Current is a small city in Southwest Saskatchewan. ... Motto: Multis E Gentibus Vires (Latin: From many peoples, strength) Official languages English Flower Western Red Lily Tree Paper Birch Bird Sharp-tailed Grouse Capital Regina Largest city Saskatoon Lieutenant-Governor Gordon Barnhart Premier Lorne Calvert (NDP) Parliamentary representation  - House seats  - Senate seats 14 6 Area Total  - Land  - Water  (% of... West Kootenay was the name of a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. ... Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Official languages English de facto (none stated in law) Flower Pacific dogwood Tree Western Redcedar Bird Stellers Jay Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seats  - Senate seats 36 6 Area... Canada is a sovereign state in northern North America, the northern-most country in the world, and the second largest in total area. ... Motto: (Latin for No one provokes me with impunity)1 Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official language(s) English, Gaelic, Scots 2 Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen of the UK Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification... Irish ethnicity is common in the world, as many people are descended from Ireland or share an Irish heritage. ... Motto: (Royal)  a For Sweden - With the times Anthem: Thou ancient, thou free Royal anthem: The Kings song Capital (and largest city) Stockholm none (Swedish de facto)b Government Representative parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy  - King Carl XVI Gustaf  - Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt Consolidation prehistoric  Accession to EU...

Wah studied literature and music at the University of British Columbia. While there, he was a found editor and contributor to TISH. He later did graduate work at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque and University at Buffalo, The State University of New York. He has taught at Selkirk College, David Thompson University Centre, and the University of Calgary. Well known for his work on literary journals and small-press, Wah has been a contributing editor to Open Letter since its beginning, involved in the editing of West Coast Line, and with Frank Davey edited the world's first online literary magazine, SwiftCurrent. The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a public university with its main campus located at Point Grey, in the University Endowment Lands adjacent to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and another smaller campus known as UBC Okanagan located in Kelowna, British Columbia. ... TISH was a Canadian literary journal, published at the University of British Columbia from 1961 to 1969. ... The University of New Mexico (UNM) is a public university in Albuquerque, New Mexico. ... This article is about the largest city of New Mexico. ... University at Buffalo, The State University of New York (also known as the State University of New York at Buffalo or SUNY-Buffalo and abbreviated as UB) is located in Buffalo and Amherst, New York. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The University of Calgary is a public university located in the north-western quadrant of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. ... Frank Davey (born April 19, 1940) is a Canadian poet and scholar. ...

Wah retired after 40 years of teaching and lives in Vancouver, British Columbia with his wife Pauline Butling. He remains active writing and performing public readings of his poetry. He is currently the Writer-in-Residence at Simon Fraser University, in Burnaby, British Columbia. This article refers to the city in British Columbia, Canada. ... Simon Fraser University (SFU) is located in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, part of the metropolitan area of Vancouver, British Columbia. ... Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada (49°16′N 122°58′W), is a city immediately east of Vancouver. ...

Education

• Bachelor of Arts - English Literature and Music - University of British Columbia
• Master of Arts - Literature and Linguistics - University at Buffalo, The State University of New York

A Bachelor of Arts (B.A. or A.B., from the Latin Artium Baccalaureus) is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or program in the arts and/or sciences. ... The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a public university with its main campus located at Point Grey, in the University Endowment Lands adjacent to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and another smaller campus known as UBC Okanagan located in Kelowna, British Columbia. ... A Master of Arts is a postgraduate academic masters degree awarded by universities in North America and the United Kingdom (excluding the ancient universities of Scotland and Oxbridge. ... University at Buffalo, The State University of New York (also known as the State University of New York at Buffalo or SUNY-Buffalo and abbreviated as UB) is located in Buffalo and Amherst, New York. ...

Bibliography

• Lardeau - 1965
• Mountain - 1967
• Among - 1972
• Tree - 1972
• Earth - 1974
• Pictograms from the Interior of B.C. - 1975
• Loki is Buried at Smoky Creek: Selected Poetry - 1980
• Owners Manual - 1981
• Breathin' My Name With a Sigh - 1981
• Grasp The Sparrow's Tail - 1982
• Waiting for Saskatchewan - 1985
• The Swift Current Anthology - 1986 (edited with Frank Davey)
• Rooftops - 1987
• Music at the Heart of Thinking - 1987
• Limestone Lakes Utaniki - 1989
• So Far - 1991
• Alley Alley Home Free - 1992
• Diamond Grill - 1996

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Awards

• Waiting For Saskatchewan - 1985 (1985 Governor General's Award for poetry)
• So Far - 1991 (1982 Stephanson Award for Poetry)
• Diamond Grill - 1996 (Writers Guild of Alberta Howard O'Hagan Prize for Short Fiction)

Each winner of the 1985 Governor Generals Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts. ...

External links

• University of Toronto Canadian Poets Profile
• University of Calgary's 100 Canadian Poets Profile
• Ryerson University Asian Heritage in Canada Authors
• FFWD:WEEKLY: Tough-Minded poet Fred Wah leaves legacy at U of C
• Membership Page - The Writer's Union of Canada