Linda Rogers (born 10 October 1944) is a Canadian poet and children's writer.

Early life

She was born in Port Alice, British Columbia. Rogers attended the University of British Columbia.[1] Rogers then married Rick Van Krugel. She also has three sons from a previous marriage.[1]

Career

A past president of the League of Canadian Poets and the Federation of BC Writers she lives in Victoria, British Columbia. From 1 December 1988, Rogers served as the second Poet Laureate of the City of Victoria.[2]

Bibliography

Poetry

• Some Breath (1976)
• Queens of the Next Hot Star (1981)
• Witness (1985)
• Singing Rib (1987)
• Woman at Mile Zero (1990)
• Letters from the Doll Hospital (1992)
• Hard Candy (1994)
• Love in the Rainforest (1995)
• Heaven Cake (1997)
• The Broad Canvas (1999)
• The Saning (1999)
• 2000: Shaunt Basmajian Chapbook Award, Grief Sits Down ISBN 0-9686018-2-0
• The Bursting Test (2002)

Children's books

• Worm Sandwich (1989)
• Kestrel and Leonardo (1990)
• Brown Bag Blues (1991)
• The Magic Flute (1991)
• Frankie Zapper and the Disappearing Teacher (1994)
• Molly Brown is Not a Clown (1996)

Fiction

• The Half Life of Radium (1994)
• Say My Name: The Memoirs of Charlie Louie (2000)
• Friday Water (2003)
• The Empress Letters (2007)

Non-fiction

• The Broad Canvas: Portraits of Women Artists (1999)

Anthologies

• Breaking the Surface: Five Canadian Poets Introduce New Voices (2001)
• P.K. Page: Essays on Her Works (2001)
• bill bissett: Essays on His Works (2002)
• Al Purdy: Essays on His Works (2002)
• Joe Rosenblatt: Essays on His Works (2005)
• George Fetherling and His Work (2005)

References