Bert Almon
Professor of Creative Writing, University of Alberta; Poet.
Last Contribution:
Deepwater Vee: Stream of Thought
Contributor Biography
Bert Almon teaches creative writing at the University of Alberta, where he has served since 1968. He shares a poetry masterclass with fellow poet Derek Walcott. Bert has published nine collections of poetry. His awards include two Stephan Stephansson Prizes for Poetry from the Writers' Guild of Alberta, the City of Edmonton Book Prize in 2008 for A Ghost in Waterloo Station (Brindle and Glass), and a Citation in Arts and Culture from the City of Edmonton Salute to Excellence Awards. His next book, Waiting for the Gulf Stream, will be published by Hagios Press in the autumn of 2010.
