John Terpstra
John Terpstra (born in Brockville, Ontario) is a Canadian poet and carpenter. During much of his childhood, he lived in Edmonton, Alberta, but moved back to Ontario to attend high school in Hamilton, where he lives today. Released a spoken-word recording of his poems in 2000, called "Nod Me In, Shake Me Out", with composer, arranger and producer Bart Nameth, violinist Hugh Marsh, and others.
John Terpstra
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- 1953
- Nationality
- Canada
- Occupation
- poet
- Education
- University of Toronto
- Languages
- English
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• Trinity Christian College, Chicago • University of Toronto
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• 1988: Bressani Prize, "Forty Days and Forty Nights" • 1992: CBC Radio Literary Competition, "Captain Kintail" • 2004: poetry finalist, Governor General's Awards, Disarmament • 2006: finalist, Charles Taylor Prize, BC Award for Canadian Non-fiction, The Boys, or Waiting for the Electrician's Daughter • 2024: The degree of Doctor of Divinity (honoris causa), Knox College (Toronto, Canada)
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