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'''Barry Benjamin McKinnon''' (born 1944) is a [[Canadian]] poet.
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'''Barry Benjamin McKinnon''' (1944 – October 30, 2023) was a Canadian poet.


Born in [[Calgary]], [[Alberta]],<ref name="calgaryherald">{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VXFkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=q30NAAAAIBAJ&pg=2694,313863|title=Calgary-born poet revives the past|date=January 2, 1976|work=The Calgary Herald|accessdate=November 4, 2012}}</ref> he taught English and Creative Writing at the [[College of New Caledonia]] in [[Prince George, British Columbia]], one of the original 19 faculty appointed by the College in 1969. McKinnon died from multiple organ failure on October 30, 2023.<ref>{{cite news |title=Barry McKinnon (1944–2023) |url=https://paulenelson.com/2023/11/01/barry-mckinnon-1944-2023/ |access-date=4 November 2023 |publisher=Paul E. Nelson |date=1 November 2023}}</ref>
Born in [[Calgary]], [[Alberta]], he taught English at the [[College of New Caledonia]] in [[Prince George]], [[British Columbia]].


==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
* ''The Golden Daybreak Hair''. Toronto, ON: Aliquondo Press, 1967.

* ''[[The Golden Daybreak Hair]]''. Toronto, ON: [[Aliquondo Press]], 1967.
* ''The Carcasses of Spring''. Vancouver, BC: [[Talonbooks]], 1971.
* ''[[The Carcasses of Spring]]''. Vancouver, BC: [[Talonbooks]], 1971.
* ''I Wanted to Say Something''. Prince George, BC: Caledonia Writing Series, 1975.
* ''[[I Wanted to Say Something]]''. Prince George, BC: [[Caledonia Writing Series]], 1975.
* ''Death of a Lyric Poet''. Prince George, BC: Caledonia Writing Series, 1975.
* ''[[Death of a Lyric Poet]]''. Prince George, BC: [[Caledonia Writing Series]], 1975.
* ''Songs & Speeches''. Prince George, BC: Caledonia Writing Series, 1976.
* ''[[Songs & Speeches]]''. Prince George, BC: [[Caledonia Writing Series]], 1976.
* ''Sex at Thirty One''. Prince George, BC: Caledonia Writing Series, 1977.
* ''[[Sex at Thirty One]]''. Prince George, BC: [[Caledonia Writing Series]], 1977.
* ''The The. (Fragments)''. Prince George, BC: Repository /Gorse Press, 1979.
* ''[[The the. (Fragments)]]''. Prince George, BC: [[Repository /Gorse Press]], 1979.
* ''The The''. Toronto, ON: [[Coach House Press]], 1980. (Nominated for the 1981 Governor General's Award)
* ''The The''. Toronto, ON: [[Coach House Press]], 1980. (Nominated for the 1981 Governor General's Award)
* ''[[Thoughts/Sketches]]''. North Vancouver, BC: [[Tatlow/Gorse]], 1985.
* ''Thoughts/Sketches''. North Vancouver, BC: Tatlow/Gorse, 1985.
* ''[[I Wanted to Say Something]]''. Red Deer, AB: [[Red Deer College Press]], 1990.
* ''I Wanted to Say Something''. Red Deer, AB: Red Deer College Press, 1990.
* ''[[Pulplog]]''. Prince George, BC: [[Caitlin Press]], 1991.
* ''Pulplog''. Prince George, BC: Caitlin Press, 1991.
* ''[[Four Realities: poets from northern BC]]''. Prince George, BC: [[Caitlin Press]], 1992.
* ''Four Realities: poets from northern BC''. Prince George, BC: Caitlin Press, 1992.
* ''Arrythmia''. Prince George, BC: [[Gorse Press]], 1994.
* ''Arrythmia''. Prince George, BC: Gorse Press, 1994.
* ''The Centre''. Prince George, BC: [[Caitlin Press]], 1995.
* ''The Centre''. Prince George, BC: Caitlin Press, 1995.


==Awards==
==Awards==
* bp Nichol Chap-Book Award, 2004. ''Bolivia/Peru''

* [[bp Nichol Chap-Book Award]], 2004. ''[[Bolivia/Peru]]''
* bp Nichol Chap-Book Award, 1995. ''[[Arrythmia]]''
* [[bp Nichol Chap-Book Award]], 1995. ''[[Arrythmia]]''
* [[Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize]], 1992. ''Pulplog''
* [[Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize]], 1992. ''[[Pulplog]]''
* [[Governor General's Literary Award]], 1981 (finalist) ''[[The The]]''
* [[Governor General's Literary Award]], 1981 (finalist) ''[[The The]]''

==References==
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== External links ==
*[http://atom.archives.sfu.ca/index.php/ca-sfl-msc-20 Records of Barry McKinnon are held by Simon Fraser University's Special Collections and Rare Books]
*[https://search.nbca.unbc.ca/index.php/barry-mckinnon-fonds Barry McKinnon fonds (2000.6) at Northern BC Archives]

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Latest revision as of 23:01, 4 November 2023

Barry Benjamin McKinnon (1944 – October 30, 2023) was a Canadian poet.

Born in Calgary, Alberta,[1] he taught English and Creative Writing at the College of New Caledonia in Prince George, British Columbia, one of the original 19 faculty appointed by the College in 1969. McKinnon died from multiple organ failure on October 30, 2023.[2]

Bibliography

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  • The Golden Daybreak Hair. Toronto, ON: Aliquondo Press, 1967.
  • The Carcasses of Spring. Vancouver, BC: Talonbooks, 1971.
  • I Wanted to Say Something. Prince George, BC: Caledonia Writing Series, 1975.
  • Death of a Lyric Poet. Prince George, BC: Caledonia Writing Series, 1975.
  • Songs & Speeches. Prince George, BC: Caledonia Writing Series, 1976.
  • Sex at Thirty One. Prince George, BC: Caledonia Writing Series, 1977.
  • The The. (Fragments). Prince George, BC: Repository /Gorse Press, 1979.
  • The The. Toronto, ON: Coach House Press, 1980. (Nominated for the 1981 Governor General's Award)
  • Thoughts/Sketches. North Vancouver, BC: Tatlow/Gorse, 1985.
  • I Wanted to Say Something. Red Deer, AB: Red Deer College Press, 1990.
  • Pulplog. Prince George, BC: Caitlin Press, 1991.
  • Four Realities: poets from northern BC. Prince George, BC: Caitlin Press, 1992.
  • Arrythmia. Prince George, BC: Gorse Press, 1994.
  • The Centre. Prince George, BC: Caitlin Press, 1995.

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ "Calgary-born poet revives the past". The Calgary Herald. January 2, 1976. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
  2. ^ "Barry McKinnon (1944–2023)". Paul E. Nelson. 1 November 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
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