Harris, Claire (Kathleen Patricia)
HARRIS, Claire (Kathleen Patricia)
HARRIS, Claire (Kathleen Patricia). Canadian (born Trinidad), b. 1937. Genres: Poetry, Essays. Career: Poet and editor. Poetry Goes Public, editor, 1976-79; Dandelion (magazine), poetry editor, 1981-89; Blue Buffalo, a Magazine of AB, co-founder, 1982, managing editor, 1982-84. Has worked as a secondary school teacher (English and drama) in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, c. 1966. Publications: Translation into Fiction, 1984; Fables from the Women's Quarters, 1984; Travelling to Find a Remedy, 1986; The Conception of Winter, 1989; Drawing down a Daughter, 1992; (ed. with E. Alford) Kitchen Talk: An Anthology of Writings by Canadian Women, 1992; (with D. Brand and M.N. Philip), Grammar of Dissent: Poetry and Prose, 1995; Dipped in Shadow, 1996; She (novella), 2000. Contributor to anthologies and magazines. Address: 300 Meredith Rd NE #701, Calgary, AB, Canada T2E 7A8.