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Jenna Butler was born in Norwich, England in 1980, but has spent the majority of her life on the prairies of western Canada. Her work has appeared in literary magazines, journals and anthologies around the world, and her poetry has garnered, among others, the James Patrick Folinsbee Prize, and has been produced by the CBC. She is the editor of more than twenty collections of poetry in Canada and Europe, and is the founding editor of Rubicon Press. More →
Updates
June 2, 2008
The so-called "off season"
As the year winds down into the summer months, and most of the reading series here in Edmonton go on hiatus, I’m looking forward to some time simply for writing. And, of course, some time for catching up on the massive stacks of books in my “hope to read” and “should have reviewed eons ago” piles!
Rubicon Press, the small chapbook press I edit, will continue to read through the summer months in preparation for fall and winter 2008/09. Spaces in the publication lineup continue to fill up quickly with established writers and amazing new talent from around the world. Rubicon is now going into its fourth year, and I continue to feel supremely fortunate to be able to work in a field I so love, and to continually have the chance to connect with other poets and immerse myself in great poetry from around the globe.
Thanks to all for the wonderful season of readings and poetry events. Have a relaxing summer with good times, good friends…and, of course, good books!
— Jenna