Lorna Crozier

Catherine Hunter (University of Winnipeg)

Ed. by Wendy Roy, University of Saskatchewan
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 3.1.2: Canadian Writing and Culture (Anglophone): The Twentieth Century and beyond, 1900-present.
Vol. editors: Sarah Henzi (Simon Fraser University), Kerry Myler (Birmingham Newman University), Glen Nichols (Mount Allison University), Wendy Roy (University of Saskatchewan), Denis Salter (McGill University), Karis Shearer (University of British Columbia)

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Born 24 May 1948
Activity 1968-ongoing

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Born in Canada
Active in Canada

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Lorna Jean Crozier was born 24 May 1948 in Swift Current, Saskatchewan, where she lived with her parents and brother until graduating from high school. She moved to Saskatoon to earn a BA from the University of Saskatchewan in 1969, gained her teaching certificate, and returned to Swift Current where she taught high school English and served as a guidance counsellor. In the 1970s she began to write poetry. Unlike many other Canadian writers, Crozier remained loyal to her chosen genre, building a future in which her life and career revolve around a central core of poetry. Her poetics involve a feminist sensibility, a commitment to community, a philosophy that encompasses both western and eastern ideals, a spiritual questing coupled with a daring flair for the sexual, and a celebration…

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Citation: Hunter, Catherine. "Lorna Crozier". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 14 October 2006 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=5325, accessed 24 November 2024.]