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Bowering, George, 1935-
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Dates of existence
1935-
History
George Bowering was born on December 1, 1935, in Penticton, British Columbia.
He is a prolific Canadian novelist, poet, historian, and biographer. He attended Victoria College, the University of British Columbia (B.A., 1960; M.A., 1963), and the University of Western Ontario (1966-1967). In 1961, while at the University of British Columbia, he became one of the co-founders of the poetry newsletter TISH. Bowering held different occupations, e.g., an aerial photographer with the RCAF (1954-1957), fruit-picker, and editor of and contributor to magazines in Canada and the United States. He was a writer-in-residence and lecturer at Sir George Williams University (1967-1971) and a member of the Department of English at Simon Fraser University. In 2002, Bowering was appointed the first Canadian Parliamentary Poet Laureate and was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. In 2004, he was awarded the Order of British Columbia. Bowering lives in Vancouver, British Columbia and is Professor Emeritus at Simon Fraser University.