Robert Kroetsch (CAN)
published his first novel, But We are Exiles in 1965, and his book The Studhorse Man won the Governor General’s Award for Fiction. He has steadily elaborated his indelible mark on Canadian writing ever since with his fiction, non-fiction, poetry, teaching and scholarship. In 2004, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. Kroetsch’s latest book of poems, Too Bad: Sketches Toward a Self-Portrait, shows his quicksilver wit and lucid perception in full swing. He lives in Leduc, AB. WordFest alumnus 1996, 1998, 2001

Events:

38 - Poetry Bash

48 - Poetry Cabaret