Alex Boyd, Anne Simpson Wins Lowther and Lampert Prizes
June 23, 2008
The Canadian Press reports that Alex Boyd and Anne Simpson have won the 2008 Pat Lowther and Gerald Lampert Memorial Awards.
Boyd was the winner of the $1,000 Lampert award for his book "Making Bones Walk" (Luna Publications), which the judges said was "rich with innovative language and Boyd's very original way of looking at the world."
The Lampert award recognizes the best first book of poetry published by a Canadian in the preceding year. Lampert was an arts administrator who organized authors' tours and took an interest in the work of new writers.
Simpson won the $1,000 Lowther award for "Quick" (McClelland & Stewart). The judges said her poems have "extraordinary range, intelligence and empathy."
The awards were announced at the League of Canadian Poets annual conference. You can find background about Pat Lowther here. Information about the Gerald Lampert Memorial Award can be found here.
