Kate Braid
Encyclopedia
Kathleen Braid is a Canadian
poet.
Born in Calgary, Alberta
, she was raised in Montreal, Quebec
. Her poetry has won several awards including the Pat Lowther Award
for best book of poetry by a Canadian woman and the Vancity Book Prize. Her poems and personal essays have been widely printed and anthologized.
She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia
.
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...
poet.
Born in Calgary, Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
, she was raised in Montreal, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
. Her poetry has won several awards including the Pat Lowther Award
Pat Lowther Award
The Pat Lowther Memorial Award is an annual award presented by the League of Canadian Poets to the year's best book of poetry by a Canadian woman. It is presented in honour of poet Pat Lowther, who was murdered by her husband in 1975. Each winner receives an honorarium of $1000.-Winners:*1981 - M...
for best book of poetry by a Canadian woman and the Vancity Book Prize. Her poems and personal essays have been widely printed and anthologized.
She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
.