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Carole Langille

Carole Langille, the author of three books of poetry, has been nominated for The Governor General’s Award and The Atlantic Poetry Prize.  Six poems from her third book, Late in a Slow Time, were put to music by the composer Chan Ka Nin and performed at Sound Symposium, and the Ottawa International Chamber Music Festival and will be recorded on Duo Concertante’s next CD. Her fourth book of poetry, Church of the Exquisite Panic: The Ophelia Poems will be published in  the fall of 2012. Her children’s book, Where the Wind Sleeps was awarded “Our Choice” by Canadian Children's Book Centre.   Langille has given readings in New York, Athens, Prague and workshops in Delhi and Kashmir.  Her short-story collection, When I Always Wanted Something, was published in 2008. In the summer of 2009 she taught poetry at Humber School for Writers in Toronto.

More information about Carole Langille, as well as poems from her collections, can be seen online through Canadian Poetry Online (U of T).

If you have questions about her courses, Carole Langille can be reached at
carolelangille@hotmail.com

Carole Langille is the South Shore Public Library's Writer-in-Residence for 2011.
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