Kim Goldberg
Encyclopedia
Kim Goldberg is an American-born writer
who has lived in Canada
since the 1970s. She is the author of four non-fiction
books and two collections of poetry
. Much of her published work has addressed contemporary social and environmental issues including poverty
, homelessness
, aboriginal rights, deforestation
and nuclear weapon
s. She was the British Columbia
Current Affairs columnist for Canadian Dimension
magazine from 1990-2002. She has written extensively about the 1990 car bombing of environmental activist Judi Bari
in Oakland, California
.
Her 2007 book, Ride Backwards On Dragon, was a finalist for Canada’s Gerald Lampert Memorial Award for poetry. She is the 2008 winner of the Rannu Fund Poetry Prize for Speculative Literature.
Her 2009 book, Red Zone, is a collection of poems and photographs about the homeless population in Nanaimo, British Columbia
, where she has lived for more than thirty years. The book has been taught as a literature course text at Vancouver Island University and at Aspengrove School
in Lantzville, British Columbia
.
Goldberg was born and raised in Oregon
, and she holds a degree in Biology from the University of Oregon
. She relocated to Canada with her family during the Vietnam War
years.
Ride Backwards on Dragon: a poet’s journey through Liuhebafa (Leaf Press, 2007) (ISBN 978-0-9783879-1-4)
Where to See Wildlife on Vancouver Island (Harbour Publishing
, 1997) (ISBN 1-55017-160-7)
Vox Populi: Getting Your Ethnic Group on Community TV (New Star Books, 1993) (ISBN 0-921586-12-4)
Submarine Dead Ahead! Waging Peace in America’s Nuclear Colony (Harbour Publishing, 1991) (ISBN 0-88971-053-8)
The Barefoot Channel: Community Television as a Tool for Social Change (New Star Books, 1990) (ISBN 0-919573-95-9)
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
who has lived in 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...
since the 1970s. She is the author of four non-fiction
Non-fiction
Non-fiction is the form of any narrative, account, or other communicative work whose assertions and descriptions are understood to be fact...
books and two collections of poetry
Poetry
Poetry is a form of literary art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its apparent meaning...
. Much of her published work has addressed contemporary social and environmental issues including poverty
Poverty
Poverty is the lack of a certain amount of material possessions or money. Absolute poverty or destitution is inability to afford basic human needs, which commonly includes clean and fresh water, nutrition, health care, education, clothing and shelter. About 1.7 billion people are estimated to live...
, homelessness
Homelessness
Homelessness describes the condition of people without a regular dwelling. People who are homeless are unable or unwilling to acquire and maintain regular, safe, and adequate housing, or lack "fixed, regular, and adequate night-time residence." The legal definition of "homeless" varies from country...
, aboriginal rights, deforestation
Deforestation
Deforestation is the removal of a forest or stand of trees where the land is thereafter converted to a nonforest use. Examples of deforestation include conversion of forestland to farms, ranches, or urban use....
and nuclear weapon
Nuclear weapon
A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from nuclear reactions, either fission or a combination of fission and fusion. Both reactions release vast quantities of energy from relatively small amounts of matter. The first fission bomb test released the same amount...
s. She was the 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...
Current Affairs columnist for Canadian Dimension
Canadian Dimension
Canadian Dimension is a Canadian leftist magazine founded in 1963 by Cy Gonick, and published out of Winnipeg, Manitoba 6 times a year, with a circulation of 3,000 copies....
magazine from 1990-2002. She has written extensively about the 1990 car bombing of environmental activist Judi Bari
Judi Bari
Judi Bari was an American environmentalist and labor leader, a feminist, and the principal organizer of Earth First! campaigns against logging in the ancient redwood forests of Northern California in the 1980s and '90...
in Oakland, California
Oakland, California
Oakland is a major West Coast port city on San Francisco Bay in the U.S. state of California. It is the eighth-largest city in the state with a 2010 population of 390,724...
.
Her 2007 book, Ride Backwards On Dragon, was a finalist for Canada’s Gerald Lampert Memorial Award for poetry. She is the 2008 winner of the Rannu Fund Poetry Prize for Speculative Literature.
Her 2009 book, Red Zone, is a collection of poems and photographs about the homeless population in Nanaimo, British Columbia
Nanaimo, British Columbia
Nanaimo is a city on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. It has been dubbed the "Bathtub Racing Capital of the World" and "Harbour City". Nanaimo is also sometimes referred to as the "Hub City" because of its central location on Vancouver Island and due to the layout of the downtown...
, where she has lived for more than thirty years. The book has been taught as a literature course text at Vancouver Island University and at Aspengrove School
Aspengrove School
Aspengrove School is a pre- and high school in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. The school is an independent, non-denominational, co-educational, and university-preparatory school.Aspengrove has three houses: Oak, Cedar, and Arbutus.- History :...
in Lantzville, British Columbia
Lantzville, British Columbia
Lantzville is a coastal community on the east side of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada along the western shore of Strait of Georgia and immediately north of the City of Nanaimo, British Columbia....
.
Goldberg was born and raised in Oregon
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
, and she holds a degree in Biology from the University of Oregon
University of Oregon
-Colleges and schools:The University of Oregon is organized into eight schools and colleges—six professional schools and colleges, an Arts and Sciences College and an Honors College.- School of Architecture and Allied Arts :...
. She relocated to Canada with her family during the Vietnam War
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of...
years.
Published works
Red Zone (Pig Squash Press, 2009) (ISBN 978-0-9783223-7-3)Ride Backwards on Dragon: a poet’s journey through Liuhebafa (Leaf Press, 2007) (ISBN 978-0-9783879-1-4)
Where to See Wildlife on Vancouver Island (Harbour Publishing
Harbour Publishing
Harbour Publishing is a Canadian independent book publisher.The company was founded in 1974 by Howard and Mary White, and is based in Pender Harbour, a small town on British Columbia's Sunshine Coast. It is one of a few publishers on the Sunshine Coast, including "tmi Publications", Summerwild...
, 1997) (ISBN 1-55017-160-7)
Vox Populi: Getting Your Ethnic Group on Community TV (New Star Books, 1993) (ISBN 0-921586-12-4)
Submarine Dead Ahead! Waging Peace in America’s Nuclear Colony (Harbour Publishing, 1991) (ISBN 0-88971-053-8)
The Barefoot Channel: Community Television as a Tool for Social Change (New Star Books, 1990) (ISBN 0-919573-95-9)