Camille Martin
Encyclopedia
Camille Martin is an American
-Canadian
poet and collage
artist who lives in Toronto
, Canada
. After residing in New Orleans for fourteen years, in 2005 she moved to Toronto following Hurricane Katrina
.
, in 1956 and spent most of her childhood in Lafayette, Louisiana
. In 1980, she earned a Master of Music in Piano Performance and Literature from the Eastman School of Music
. In 1996, she received a Master of Fine Arts in Poetry from the University of New Orleans
. Her thesis, a collection of poems entitled “at peril,” passed with distinction. In 2003 she received a PhD in English from Louisiana State University
. Her dissertation, "Radical Dialectics in the Experimental Poetry of Berssenbrugge, Hejinian, Harryman, Weiner, and Scalapino”, won the Lewis P. Simpson Distinguished Dissertation Award. She has received grants for poetry from the Louisiana Division of the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council
, and the League of Canadian Poets.
Martin is also co-editor and co-translator with John P. Clark of two books: Anarchy, Geography, Modernity: The Radical Social Thought of Elisée Reclus (Lanham, JD: Lexington Books, 2004) and A Voyage to New Orleans: Anarchist Impressions of the Old South (Warner, NH: Glad Day Books, 1999, 2004).
Since 2006, she has taught literature and writing at Ryerson University
, where she hosts a monthly edition of the literary program In Other Words on CKLN-FM
.
United States
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-Canadian
Canada
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poet and collage
Collage
A collage is a work of formal art, primarily in the visual arts, made from an assemblage of different forms, thus creating a new whole....
artist who lives in Toronto
Toronto
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, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. After residing in New Orleans for fourteen years, in 2005 she moved to Toronto following Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was a powerful Atlantic hurricane. It is the costliest natural disaster, as well as one of the five deadliest hurricanes, in the history of the United States. Among recorded Atlantic hurricanes, it was the sixth strongest overall...
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Early life and education
Camille Martin was born in El Dorado, ArkansasEl Dorado, Arkansas
El Dorado , a multi-cultural arts center: South Arkansas Arts Center , an award-winning renovated downtown, and numerous sporting, shopping, and dining opportunities. El Dorado is the population, cultural, and business center of the 7,300 mi² regional area...
, in 1956 and spent most of her childhood in Lafayette, Louisiana
Lafayette, Louisiana
Lafayette is a city in and the parish seat of Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, United States, on the Vermilion River. The population was 120,623 at the 2010 census...
. In 1980, she earned a Master of Music in Piano Performance and Literature from the Eastman School of Music
Eastman School of Music
The Eastman School of Music is a music conservatory located in Rochester, New York. The Eastman School is a professional school within the University of Rochester...
. In 1996, she received a Master of Fine Arts in Poetry from the University of New Orleans
University of New Orleans
The University of New Orleans, often referred to locally as UNO, is a medium-sized public urban university located on the New Orleans Lakefront within New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. It is a member of the LSU System and the Urban 13 association. Currently UNO is without a proper chancellor...
. Her thesis, a collection of poems entitled “at peril,” passed with distinction. In 2003 she received a PhD in English from Louisiana State University
Louisiana State University
Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, most often referred to as Louisiana State University, or LSU, is a public coeducational university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The University was founded in 1853 in what is now known as Pineville, Louisiana, under the name...
. Her dissertation, "Radical Dialectics in the Experimental Poetry of Berssenbrugge, Hejinian, Harryman, Weiner, and Scalapino”, won the Lewis P. Simpson Distinguished Dissertation Award. She has received grants for poetry from the Louisiana Division of the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council
Ontario Arts Council
The Ontario Arts Council is a publicly-funded Canadian organization in the province of Ontario whose purpose is to promote and assist the development of the arts for the enjoyment and benefit of all Ontarians...
, and the League of Canadian Poets.
Career
Martin is the author of three full-length poetry collections: Sonnets (Shearsman Books, 2010), Codes of Public Sleep (Toronto: BookThug, 2007), and Sesame Kiosk (Elmwood, Conn.: Potes & Poets, 2001). She has also published three chapbooks: Rogue Embryo, Magnus Loop, and Plastic Heaven. Her poetry is widely published in journals in the United States and Canada.Martin is also co-editor and co-translator with John P. Clark of two books: Anarchy, Geography, Modernity: The Radical Social Thought of Elisée Reclus (Lanham, JD: Lexington Books, 2004) and A Voyage to New Orleans: Anarchist Impressions of the Old South (Warner, NH: Glad Day Books, 1999, 2004).
Since 2006, she has taught literature and writing at Ryerson University
Ryerson University
Ryerson University is a public research university located in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its urban campus is adjacent to Yonge-Dundas Square located at the busiest intersection in Downtown Toronto. The majority of its buildings are in the blocks northeast of the square in Toronto's Garden...
, where she hosts a monthly edition of the literary program In Other Words on CKLN-FM
CKLN-FM
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Poetry books and chapbooks
- Sonnets. Exeter, U.K.: Shearsman Books, 2010.
- Codes of Public Sleep. Toronto: BookThug, 2007.
- Sesame Kiosk. Elmwood, Conn.: Potes & Poets Press, 2001.
- Magnus Loop. Tucson: Chax Press, 1999.
- Rogue Embryo. New Orleans: Lavender Ink, 1999.
- Plastic Heaven. New Orleans: Single-author issue of Fell Swoop, 1996.
Other books
- A Voyage to New Orleans: Anarchist Impressions of the Old South (co-translator and co-editor, with John P. Clark). Warner, NH: Glad Day Books, 1999, 2004.
- The Radical Social Thought of Elisée Reclus (co-translator and co-editor, with John P. Clark). Lanham, JD: Lexington Books, 2004.
Anthologies
- The Maple Leaf Rag: Fifteenth Anniversary Anthology. New Orleans: Portals Press, 1994. 115.
- From a Bend in the River. New Orleans: Runagate Press, 1998. 126-27.
- Onsets. The Gig: Toronto, 2004. n.p..
- Other Sticky Valentines. Lazy Frog Press, 2002. 6.
- Another South: Experimental Writing in the South. Tuscaloosa, Ala.: University of Alabama Press, 2002. 133.
External links
- http://www.shearsman.com/pages/books/catalog/2010/martin.html
- http://www.rogueembryo.wordpress.com
- http://www.camillemartin.ca
- http://epc.buffalo.edu/authors/martinc/