Christopher Levenson

Christopher Levenson was born in London, England, on February 13, 1934. He lived in the Netherlands, Germany, and the U.S.A. before moving to Ottawa in 1968. He became a citizen in 1973. He was cofounder, and for ten years editor, of Arc magazine, and from 1981 to 1991 founded and organized the Arc reading series in downtown Ottawa. He teaches English and Creative Writing at Carleton University and is Series Editor of Harbinger Poets, a new imprint of Carleton University Press for first books of Canadian poetry. He has travelled widely in Europe, North America, India, Australia, and New Zealand.

Awards
Eric Gregory Award, 1960.
Archibald Lampman Award, 1987.

Selected Publications
Stills. (Chatto & Windus, London, 1972).
Into the Open. (Golden Dog Press, 1977).
The Journey Back. (Sesame Press, 1978).
Seeking Love's Solace (trans. from the Dutch). (Aliquando Press, 1982).
Light of the World: An Anthology of Seventeenth Century Dutch Religious and Occasional Poetry (trans. from the Dutch). (Netherlandic Press, 1982).
Arriving at Night. (Mosaic Press, 1986).
The Return. (Mandeville Press, England, 1986).
Half Truths. (Wolsak and Wynn, 1990).
Duplicities: New and Selected Poems. (Mosaic Press, 1992).

Selected Anthologies
Reconcilable Differences: The Changing Face of Poetry by Canadian Men Since 1970. (Editor). (Bayeux Arts, 1994).

Books in Print
Levenson, Christopher
Arriving at Night. Mosaic Press, 1986. $8.95 ISBN: 0-88962-341-4.
Duplicities: New and Selected Poems. Mosaic Press, 1992. $14.95 ISBN: 0-88962-527-1.
Half Truths. Wolsak and Wynn, 1990. $10.00 ISBN: 0-919897-21-5.
Into the Open. Golden Dog Press, 1977. $4.95 ISBN: 0-919614-23-X.
Light of the World: An Anthology of Seventeenth Century Dutch Religious and Occasional Poetry (trans. from the Dutch). Netherlandic Press, 1982. $7.95 ISBN: 0-919417-04-3.
Reconcilable Differences: The Changing Face of Poetry by Canadian Men Since 1970 (editor). Bayeux Arts, 1994. $19.95 ISBN: 1-896209-02-5.