Crispin_Elsted

Crispin Elsted

Crispin Elsted

Canadian poet and publisher

Crispin Elsted is a Canadian poet and publisher.[1] He was born on May 31, 1947, to Dennis and Isabel Elsted. He is the co-founder, with his wife Jan Elsted, of the book-publishing company Barbarian Press.[2] His poetry collection Climate and the Affections was a shortlisted finalist for the Governor General's Award for English-language poetry[3] and the Gerald Lampert Award[1] in 1996.

Elsted has performed as a Shakespearean actor in repertory theatres and has composed, arranged and performed jazz and classical music.[1]

Both Crispin and Jan Elsted are teachers and have previously taught at Meadowridge School in Maple Ridge, British Columbia.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "Poet Reads at the ACT". Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Times, May 16, 2006.
  2. [2]
    "Okanagan College Gets Antique and Fine Press Book Exhibit". Kelowna Capital Times, March 20, 2012.
  3. [3]
    "Finalists for 1996 Governor General's Literary Awards". Ottawa Citizen, October 18, 1996.
  4. [4]
    "Staff Updates". Meadowridge Gryphon. June 2013.


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