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ABC Bookworld

Bc Bookworld: Interview With Margaret Laurence by Alan Twigg

For Students 9th - 10th
In this interview with Margaret Laurence in 1979, she talks of her early influences and her beliefs about writing.
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ABC Bookworld

Bc Book World: Service, Robert

For Students 9th - 10th
Here is biographical information about Robert Service, a few poems and a list of his books.
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ABC Bookworld

Bc Book World: Acorn, Milton

For Students 9th - 10th
This excellent biography focuses on Milton Acorn's accomplishments and those factors that influenced his growth as a poet. A bibliography of his works is also provided.
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ABC Bookworld

Bc Bookworld: Bill Bissett's Acceptance Speech for George Woodcock Award

For Students 9th - 10th
This speech was written in 2007 by Bill Bissett. It is written in his poetic style with no punctuation or capitals and many missing letters. It would make an interesting challenge and followup discussion to have students decipher it.
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ABC Bookworld

Bc Bookworld: Interview #1 With Bill Bissett by Alan Twigg

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a transcript of Alan Twigg's first interview with the poet Bill Bissett, dated 1978. In it, he asks Bissett about his life story.
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ABC Bookworld

Bc Bookworld: Interview #2 With Bill Bissett by Alan Twigg

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a transcript of Alan Twigg's second interview with the poet Bill Bissett, dated 1992. It occurred after the publication of his book "inkorrect thots".
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ABC Bookworld

Bc Bookworld: Interview #2 With w.p. Kinsella by Alan Twigg

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the transcript of a 2006 interview with W.P. Kinsella where the author talks about his work adjudicating the Amazon/Books In Canada First Novel Contest, and issues around beginning novelists.
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ABC Bookworld

Bc Bookworld: Interview With Al Purdy by Alan Twigg

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a transcript of an interview with the poet Al Purdy, dated 1978. In it Alan Twigg asks Purdy about his life story.
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ABC Bookworld

Bc Bookworld: Interview With Alice Munro by Alan Twigg

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the transcript of a 1978 interview with Alice Munro where the author talks about her life and her work.
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ABC Bookworld

Bc Bookworld: Interview With Leonard Cohen by Alan Twigg

For Students 9th - 10th
Leonard Cohen was interviewed in 1979, 1984 and 1985 by Alan Twigg. This is a summarized transcript of those interviews.
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ABC Bookworld

Bc Bookworld: Interview With Susan Musgrave by Alan Twigg

For Students 9th - 10th
In this 1980 interview with Susan Musgrave, the author talks about her poetry and her ideas about writing poetry.
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ABC Bookworld

Bc Bookworld: Interview With w.p. Kinsella by Alan Twigg

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the transcript of a 1982 interview with W.P. Kinsella where the author talks about his life, influential experiences and his work.
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ABC Bookworld

Bc Book World: Mc Clung, Nellie Letitia

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a brief biography of Nellie Letitia McClung.