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Fred Wah

Author of Diamond Grill

19+ Works 216 Members 8 Reviews 1 Favorited

Works by Fred Wah

Diamond Grill (1996) 91 copies

Waiting for Saskatchewan (1985) 25 copies

Scree: The Collected Earlier Poems, 1962-1991 (2016) 12 copies

False Laws of Narrative, The: The Poetry of Fred Wah (Laurier Poetry) (2009) 12 copies

Faking It: Poetics and Hybridity (Writer as Critic) (2000) 11 copies

Breathin' My Name with a Sigh (1981) 10 copies

Loki Is Buried at Smoky Creek: Selected Poems (2008) 9 copies

beholden: a poem as long as the river (2019) 8 copies

Music at the Heart of Thinking (1987) 7 copies

Sentenced to Light (2008) 6 copies

is a door (2009) 6 copies

Alley Alley Home Free: Writing West (2002) 4 copies

Isadora Blue (2005) 4 copies

Permissions: TISH Poetics 1963 Thereafter (2014) 3 copies

Among (1972) 3 copies

Pictograms from the Interior of B.C. (1975) (1975) 2 copies

Medallions of Belief (2012) 1 copy

Lardeau 1 copy

[place] 1 copy

Associated Works

Premonitions: The Kaya Anthology of New Asian North American Poetry (1995) — Contributor — 27 copies

The Golden Shovel Anthology: New Poems Honoring Gwendolyn Brooks (2017) — Contributor — 16 copies

Niagara Frontier Review, Spring-Summer 1965 — Contributor — 1 copy

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Common Knowledge

Legal name: Wah, Frederick James
Birthdate: 1939
Gender: male
Nationality: Canada
Country (for map): Canada
Places of residence: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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beholden: a poem as long as the river by Fred Wah

stephenhongsohn, 2019 December 18

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asianamlitfans | Dec 18, 2019 |

Diamond Grill by Fred Wah

2.5/5
Fun. Could have been better. I honestly don't know what to say. Most of the 'chapters' left me feeling nothing. Some were interesting. Food, identity, Canada, China, race, mixed-race... Great stuff... but Fred just didn't grab me.

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weberam2 | 1 other review | Nov 24, 2017 |

Sentenced to light by Fred Wah

stephenhongsohn, 2009 Feb 03

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asianamlitfans | Nov 25, 2011 |

Breathin' My Name With a Sigh by Fred Wah

stephenhongsohn, 2009 Feb 03

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asianamlitfans | Nov 25, 2011 |

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Awards

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Governor General's Literary Award

Waiting for Saskatchewan (Winner – Poetry – 1985)

BC and Yukon Book Prizes

is a door (Winner – Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize – 2010)

Sentenced to Light (Shortlist – Poetry – 2009)

Gabrielle Roy Prize

Faking It: Poetics and Hybridity (Writer as Critic) (2000)

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Statistics

Works: 19
Also by: 3
Members: 216
Popularity: #103,224
Rating: 3.9

Reviews: 8
ISBNs: 25
Favorited: 1

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