Claire Harris (born 13 June 1937 in Port of Spain, Trinidad, died 5 February 2018[1]) was a Canadian poet[2] who lived in Calgary, Alberta. Harris' numerous works explore themes such as mortality, the role and treatment of women of color in society, and the search for identity.[3] Harris attended university in both Dublin and Jamaica, earning a Bachelor of Arts in English and a post-graduate diploma.[4] She immigrated to Canada in 1966, working as a high school English teacher before publishing her first poetry book in 1984.[5] After this, Harris published six books, as well as co-authoring two more and editing another. Her work has earned her numerous awards; her 1992 collection, Drawing Down a Daughter, was nominated for a Governor General's Award.[6] In Calgary, Harris got involved working as a poetry editor for Dandelion Magazine from 1981-1989.[7]

Bibliography

• 1984 Fables from the Women's Quarters
• 1984 Translation into Fiction
• 1986 Travelling to Find a Remedy
• 1989 The Conception of Winter
• 1992 Drawing Down a Daughter
• 1992 Kitchen Talk: An Anthology of Writings by Canadian Women (Editor with Edna Alford)
• 1995 Grammar of Dissent: Poetry and Prose (With Dionne Brand and M. NourbeSe Philip)
• 1996 Dipped in Shadow
• 1999 Demon Slayers (Co-Author with Paul Hollis)
• 2000 She

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