(signed 1968 McClelland & Stewart dj; design: William Fox; GG winner for poetry)
Penticton, BC-born and Oliver, BC-raised George (Harry) Bowering (1935- ) was an aerial photographer for the Royal Canadian Air Force. He later taught in Calgary, Montreal, and Vancouver, before becoming a poet, novelist, historian, and biographer. Author of over 100 books, Bowering also served as Canada’s Parliamentary Poet Laureate (2002). He lives in Vancouver and taught at Simon Fraser U for 30 years.