Biography of Lois Lorimer
Lois Lorimer was born in Brockville in Eastern Ontario, Canada. She has a B.A. from Queen's University, a B.Ed. from University of Toronto and a M. Ed. in Curriculum (Arts Focus) from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. She is a graduate of the acting program, the National Theatre School of Canada.
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ACTOR As an actor, Lois performed for six seasons on stage at the Shaw Festival Theatre in Niagara-on-the-Lake and in theatres in Toronto, London, and Saskatoon. A graduate of the National Theatre School, she is also a member of Canadian Actors Equity and ACTRA. She has radio, television and film credits.
POET Lois' passion is writing poetry. She has written with the Algonquin Square Table Writing Workshop at Hart House, University of Toronto. Lois is one of the a founding editors of InfluencySalon.ca and is a contributing editor to the online magazine.
SPEAKER Lois frequents the poetry scene in Toronto and has been a featured poet presenting her poems at the Art Bar Poetry Series and the Plasticine Poetry Series. She has also been a featured reader at poetry events in Cobourg and Hamilton.
TEACHER Lois spent over 20 years teaching Creative Writing, Drama and English at the high school level in Toronto. Currently, she is a leading teacher-librarian in her high school district. Lois specializes in curriculum development.
WRITER Lois has written articles for Influencysalon.ca, Teacher Librarian Magazine, and is an associate member of The League of Canadian Poets.
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ACTOR As an actor, Lois performed for six seasons on stage at the Shaw Festival Theatre in Niagara-on-the-Lake and in theatres in Toronto, London, and Saskatoon. A graduate of the National Theatre School, she is also a member of Canadian Actors Equity and ACTRA. She has radio, television and film credits.
POET Lois' passion is writing poetry. She has written with the Algonquin Square Table Writing Workshop at Hart House, University of Toronto. Lois is one of the a founding editors of InfluencySalon.ca and is a contributing editor to the online magazine.
SPEAKER Lois frequents the poetry scene in Toronto and has been a featured poet presenting her poems at the Art Bar Poetry Series and the Plasticine Poetry Series. She has also been a featured reader at poetry events in Cobourg and Hamilton.
TEACHER Lois spent over 20 years teaching Creative Writing, Drama and English at the high school level in Toronto. Currently, she is a leading teacher-librarian in her high school district. Lois specializes in curriculum development.
WRITER Lois has written articles for Influencysalon.ca, Teacher Librarian Magazine, and is an associate member of The League of Canadian Poets.
Forthcoming in Fall 2012
First collection: Stripmall Subversive
Variety Crossing Press
Variety Crossing Press
Latest Publication-Connectivism
Unique cultural voices celebrating Canadian identities
Connectivism, published by Variety Crossing Press, Volume 13, 2011
An anthology of unique cultural voices: Canadian Poems and Essays in English and Korean. Two poems by Lois Lorimer:
An anthology of unique cultural voices: Canadian Poems and Essays in English and Korean. Two poems by Lois Lorimer:
- Cliff Jumper
- Ocean Freighter
Contributors
- Ashok Bhargava
- Dionne Brand
- Ian Burgham
- George Elliott Clarke
- Catherine Graham
- Edward Hagerman
- Budd L. Hall
- Dae-Tong Huh
- Myung In Kim
- Nham Cho Kim
- Choong Mo Jeung
- Gil-Won Lee
- Lois Lorimer
- Irina Moga
- Hyo Chi Moon
- Al Moritz
- Rosemary Sulllivan
- Priscila Uppal
The Bright Well: Contemporary Canadian Poetry About Facing Cancer
The Bright Well, published by Leaf Press, 2011.
Toronto Launch: Tuesday November 29th, 2011
Pauper's Pub, Bathurst and Bloor, Toronto
8:00 p.m. Hosted by Art Bar Poetry Reading Series
Edited by: Fiona Tinwei Lam
www.leafpress.ca
Join Lois and other contributors to this uplifting and insightful poetry anthology featuring contemporary Canadian poems about facing cancer.
The book is a 68 page compilation of 33 new poems from contemporary Canadian poets. Their theme is surviving cancer. The poems are arranged under 4 headings: Diagnosis, Going Under: Surgery, Treatment, The Other Side.
Toronto Launch: Tuesday November 29th, 2011
Pauper's Pub, Bathurst and Bloor, Toronto
8:00 p.m. Hosted by Art Bar Poetry Reading Series
Edited by: Fiona Tinwei Lam
www.leafpress.ca
Join Lois and other contributors to this uplifting and insightful poetry anthology featuring contemporary Canadian poems about facing cancer.
The book is a 68 page compilation of 33 new poems from contemporary Canadian poets. Their theme is surviving cancer. The poems are arranged under 4 headings: Diagnosis, Going Under: Surgery, Treatment, The Other Side.
Contributors
- Lorna Crozier
- Susan Downie
- Glen Downie
- Sandra Dunn
- Marianne Bluger
- Michael Harris
- Maureen Hynes
- Luciano Iacobelli
- Lois Lorimer
- Susan Elmslie
- Elise Partridge
- Miranda Pearson
- Rachel Rose
- Mari-Lou Rowley
- Joanne Page
- Richard Sommer
- Betsy Struthers
- Betsy Warland
- Sue Wheeler
- Anne Simpson
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