About the Author

Roger Nash is a past-President of the League of Canadian Poets, and inaugural Poet Laureate of
Sudbury. As President of the League, he worked to create the Parliamentary Canadian Poet Laureate position in Ottawa. He's published seventeen books of poetry, short fiction and philosophy. Literary awards include: the Canadian Jewish Book Award for Poetry, the PEN/O.Henry Prize Story Award, the Confederation Poets Award (twice), and first prizes in poetry contests with PRISM international and The Fiddlehead.

Roger was born in the blitz in England, and grew up in Egypt, Singapore and China. He came to
Canada in 1965, living mainly in Sudbury, but also in Guelph, Athabasca and Vancouver. He's Professor
Emeritus in Philosophy (environmental ethics) at Laurentian University.