Szumigalski, Anne (1922–1999)
Szumigalski, Anne (1922–1999)
Canadian poet. Born 1922 in London, England; died 1999 in Canada.
During WWII, served as interpreter, welfare officer and medical auxiliary; immigrated to Canada (1951) and helped found Saskatchewan Writer's Guild and the literary journal Grain; works include Woman Reading in Bath (1974), A Game of Angels (1980), Risks (1984), Dogstones: Selected and New Poems (1986), Rapture of the Deep (1991), and On Glassy Wings: Poems, New and Selected (1997); also wrote the play Z: A Meditation on Oppression, Desire, and Freedom. Received Governor General's Award for Poetry for Voice (1995).
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