Sasenarine Persaud
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Sasenarine Persaud is an essayist, novelist, short story writer, and poet. He is the author of eleven books: eight poetry collections, two novels, and a book of short stories. His latest books are, Lantana Strangling Ixora, TSAR Books (Toronto, Fall 2011) and In a Boston Night, TSAR Publications
(Toronto, Fall 2008). He was born in Guyana and has lived for several years in Canada. He has served as a Vice-President and chair of the membership committee of the League of Canadian Poets
, as a director on the Board of Directors of the Scarborough Arts Council (Toronto), and on juries for the Toronto Arts Council and the Ontario Arts Council
. He presently resides in Tampa, Florida
.
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(Toronto) while his poetry was nominated for the 1998 Canadian National Magazine Award, and several times shortlisted, most recently in 2011, for The Guyana Prize for Literature.
TSAR Publications
TSAR Publications is a Toronto-based nonprofit book publisher focusing on multicultural literature, particularly Canadian authors and subject matter....
(Toronto, Fall 2008). He was born in Guyana and has lived for several years in Canada. He has served as a Vice-President and chair of the membership committee of the League of Canadian Poets
League of Canadian Poets
The League of Canadian Poets , a non-profit arts service organization, is the national association of professional publishing and spoken word poets in Canada...
, as a director on the Board of Directors of the Scarborough Arts Council (Toronto), and on juries for the Toronto Arts Council and 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...
. He presently resides in Tampa, Florida
Tampa, Florida
Tampa is a city in the U.S. state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County. Tampa is located on the west coast of Florida. The population of Tampa in 2010 was 335,709....
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Book Publications
- Lantana Strangling Ixora (TSAR Publications, 2011)
- In a Boston Night (TSAR Publications, 2008)Reviews
- The Wintering Kundalini (Peepal Tree Press, Leeds, 2002)
- A Writer Like You (TSAR Publications, Toronto, 2002)
- The Hungry Sailor (TSAR Publications, Toronto, 2000)
- Canada Geese and Apple Chatney (TSAR Publications, Toronto, 1998)
- A Surf of Sparrows' Songs (TSAR Publications, Toronto, 1996)
- The Ghost of Bellow's Man (Peepal Tree, Leeds, 1992)
- Dear Death (Peepal Tree, Leeds, 1989)
- Between the Dash and the Comma (Toronto, 1989)
- Demerary Telepathy (Peepal Tree, Leeds, 1989)
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Awards
Awards Include: the K.M. Hunter Foundation Award (Toronto, 1996), the 1999 Arthur Schomburg Award (New York) for his writing and his pioneering of Yogic Realism, and Fellowships at the University of Miami and Boston University. Persaud has a Master's in Creative Writing from Boston University. His fiction was shortlisted for the 1997 Journey PrizeJourney Prize
The Journey Prize is a Canadian literary award, presented annually by McClelland and Stewart and the Writers' Trust of Canada for the best short story published by an emerging writer in a Canadian literary magazine. The award was endowed by James A...
(Toronto) while his poetry was nominated for the 1998 Canadian National Magazine Award, and several times shortlisted, most recently in 2011, for The Guyana Prize for Literature.