Page, P.K. (1916–)

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Page, P.K. (1916–)

Canadian poet and painter. Name variations: P. K. Irwin; Pat Irwin; Mrs. W.A. Irwin; (pseudonym) Judith Cape. Born Patricia Kathleen Page, Nov 23, 1916, in Swanage, Dorset, England; m. (William) Arthur Irwin (diplomat), 1950.

Immigrated to Canada with parents (1919); was active in Montreal writing community and helped edit Preview; worked as scriptwriter for National Film Board (1946–50); after husband became Canadian high commissioner, traveled with him to Brazil, Mexico, and Guatemala; under name P. K. Irwin, began painting and exhibiting widely; returned to Victoria, British Columbia (1964); writings include As Ten, As Twenty (1946), The Metal and the Flower (1954), which won the Governor General's Award, Cry Ararat! (1967), P.K. Page, Poems Selected and New (1974), Evening Dance of the Grey Flies (1981), The Glass Air (1985), Brazilian Journal (1987), A Flask of Sea Water (1989), and Planet Earth (2003).