Monday September 19, 2016 7pm
Literary
jon.saklofske@acadiau.ca
902-542-1502 (English Dept.)
Armand Ruffo is the author of four books of poetry, Opening In the Sky (Theytus Books, 1994), Grey Owl: The Mystery of Archie Belaney (Coteau Books, 1997), At Geronimo's Grave (Coteau Books, 2001), and The Thunderbird Poems (2015). He has also edited and co-edited (Ad)Dressing Our Words: Aboriginal Perspectives on Aboriginal Literatures (Theytus Books, 2001) and An Anthology of Canadian Native Literature in English (Oxford University Press, 2013). His screenplay, A Windigo's Tale, has been shown across Canada and at film festivals internationally. His recent biography Norval Morrisseau: Man Changing Into Thunderbird (2014) is an innovative and rich biography of this charismatic and troubled figure. Drawing upon years of extensive research, including interviews with Morrisseau himself, Armand Ruffo evokes the artist's life from childhood to death, in all its vivid triumphs and tragedies. He is an Associate Professor in the Department of English Language and Literature at Queen's University, and lives in Kingston, ON.
jon.saklofske@acadiau.ca
902-542-1502 (English Dept.)
Armand Ruffo is the author of four books of poetry, Opening In the Sky (Theytus Books, 1994), Grey Owl: The Mystery of Archie Belaney (Coteau Books, 1997), At Geronimo's Grave (Coteau Books, 2001), and The Thunderbird Poems (2015). He has also edited and co-edited (Ad)Dressing Our Words: Aboriginal Perspectives on Aboriginal Literatures (Theytus Books, 2001) and An Anthology of Canadian Native Literature in English (Oxford University Press, 2013). His screenplay, A Windigo's Tale, has been shown across Canada and at film festivals internationally. His recent biography Norval Morrisseau: Man Changing Into Thunderbird (2014) is an innovative and rich biography of this charismatic and troubled figure. Drawing upon years of extensive research, including interviews with Morrisseau himself, Armand Ruffo evokes the artist's life from childhood to death, in all its vivid triumphs and tragedies. He is an Associate Professor in the Department of English Language and Literature at Queen's University, and lives in Kingston, ON.
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32 University Avenue
Wolfville, Nova Scotia
botanicalgardens@acadiau.ca
902-585-5242
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