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John Barton was UNB’s 31th writer-in-residence for the 2010-2011 academic year. He has worked as the editor of ''The Malahat Review ''and co-editing ''Arc. ''He read from his novel ''Hymn ''September 16th, 2010, at Memorial Hall; for UNBSJ’s Lorenzo reading series on March 17, 2011; he read at Queeer Literary Coffeehouse event on March 29th, 2011; and also did a farewell reading on April 12, 2011 in Memorial Hall. | John Barton was UNB’s 31th writer-in-residence for the 2010-2011 academic year. John Barton is a self-professed gay poet (not, he says, a poet who happens to be gay), and has worked to bolster Canadian L.G.B.T. literature. He has worked as the editor of ''The Malahat Review ''and co-editing ''Arc. ''He read from his novel ''Hymn ''September 16th, 2010, at Memorial Hall; for UNBSJ’s Lorenzo reading series on March 17, 2011; he read at Queeer Literary Coffeehouse event on March 29th, 2011; and also did a farewell reading on April 12, 2011 in Memorial Hall. | ||
Barton was preceded by [[Fred_Stenson|Fred Stenson]], and succeeded by [[Sue_Sinclair|Sue Sinclair]]. | Barton was preceded by [[Fred_Stenson|Fred Stenson]], and succeeded by [[Sue_Sinclair|Sue Sinclair]]. | ||
Revision as of 07:39, 2 August 2017
John Barton was UNB’s 31th writer-in-residence for the 2010-2011 academic year. John Barton is a self-professed gay poet (not, he says, a poet who happens to be gay), and has worked to bolster Canadian L.G.B.T. literature. He has worked as the editor of The Malahat Review and co-editing Arc. He read from his novel Hymn September 16th, 2010, at Memorial Hall; for UNBSJ’s Lorenzo reading series on March 17, 2011; he read at Queeer Literary Coffeehouse event on March 29th, 2011; and also did a farewell reading on April 12, 2011 in Memorial Hall.
Barton was preceded by Fred Stenson, and succeeded by Sue Sinclair.
Sources:
UA Case 191; Section 2; John Barton