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Polly Fleck

Polly Fleck

Canadian poet (1933–2019)

Margaret Louise (Polly) Fleck (1933-2019) was a Canadian poet.[1] She was most noted for her poetry collection The Chinese Execution, which was shortlisted for the Governor General's Award for English-language poetry at the 1994 Governor General's Awards.[2]

The wife of Paul Fleck, a president of the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity,[3] she published her first poetry collection Polychronicon in 1984.[4] Following her husband's death in 1992, she was active in the Fleck Family Foundation, which endowed the Banff Centre's Fleck Fellowships[5] and launched the Norma Fleck Award for children's literature.[6]

References

  1. [1]
    Cary Fagan, "Elegy, experiment, epic among contenders for poetry award". The Globe and Mail, November 12, 1994.
  2. [2]
    "Atwood, Munro and Wiebe among big name nominees". Ottawa Citizen, October 27, 1994.
  3. [3]
    Zena Cherry, "Prince Philip names park UNESCO site". The Globe and Mail, August 28, 1985.
  4. [4]
    Laurel Boone, "Creeds". Canadian Literature, Vol 106 (1985). pp. 111-112.
  5. [5]
    Jennifer Partridge, "Fleck fellowships celebrate artistic legacy". Calgary Herald, October 13, 2000.
  6. [6]
    "Industrialist sponsors book award: Canada has a new literary prize". Ottawa Citizen, May 17, 1999.


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