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Born in British
Columbia in 1935.

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He attended the University
of British Columbia

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and served in the Royal
Canadian Air Force.

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He writes novels, short
stories, plays, and criticism,

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as well as poetry.

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And he regularly reviews
volumes of poetry

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for the Canadian forum and
magazine Canadian literature.

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For two years, he
has served as one

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of the editors of TISH, a poetry
newsletter, which comes out

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of Vancouver, British Columbia.

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He has published poetry
in over 40 magazines

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in Canada and in
the United States.

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His first volume of
poetry Points on the Grid

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will be published by Contact
Press in Toronto March 1, 1964.

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And he will be one of the 10
featured poets in poetry '64

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published tomorrow October
'31 by the Ryerson press

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in Toronto.

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You didn't come here to hear
about him, came to hear him.

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So it gives me a
great deal of pleasure

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to present Mr. George Bowering.

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[APPLAUSE]

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