Linda Rogers

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 with whom she has three sons.^[1]

Career

A past president of the League of Canadian Poets and the Federation of BC Writers she lives in Victoria, British Columbia. From December 1, 2008 to November 30, 2011, 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