Brief Biography
Leigh Faulkner is originally from Bass River, now living on the edge of the Atlantic in Ingomar. He has written four books of poetry. His poems have been published in several anthologies, including Tributaries (1978), And Other Travels (1988), Songs from the North (1989), nine allisonian poets (1989), Windhorse Reader: Choice Poems of '93 (1994), and Child: An Anthology of Poetry and Prose (2001). His poems have also appeared in a number of literary journals, such as The Antigonish Review, Fiddlehead, Potterfield Portfolio and Prism International. Leigh is a past recipient of a CBC Literary Competition Poetry Prize and a former associate editor of the literary journal Germination.
Selected List of Publications
- Outside the Event Horizon: Poems of Nakedness and Moonlight. Alma, NB: Owl's Head Press, 2002. ISBN 0-920635-14-8.
- Where the Fields End. Alma, NB: Owl's Head Press, 1993. ISBN 0-920635-08-3.
- Into Nests, Each Perfect as an Inner Ear! Riverview, NB: Owl's Head Press, 1985. ISBN 0-920635-01-6.
- Charge. Fredericton: Fiddlehead Poetry Books, 1982. ISBN 0-86492-020-2
Other Selected Works
- Way to go! Study Essentials for Students. Second Edition-Bilingual. Vancouver: Pacific Interactive Press, 2006. (Research assistance provided by Christopher Nshimbi and Neha Rituparna; translated into Japanese by Simon Peter Bahau.)
- Faulkner, L. & Ito, H. "Human Rights." In Culhane, S.F. (Ed.) Your World: Global Issues for English Learners. Kyoto: Pacific Interactive Press, 2003. 89-96.
- Phan Van Hoa & Faulkner, L. "Exploring Change: A Case Study." J. Shaw, D. Lubelska, & M. Noullet, Eds. Partnership and Interaction: Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Language and Development. Hanoi, October 13-15 1999. Bangkok, Thailand: Asian Institute of Technology, 2000.
Awards
Poetry Prize, Eighth Annual National CBC Literary Competition, 1987.
