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Happy 80th, George Swede! (Latvian-born Canadian poet/psychologist)
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Lenona
Nov 20, 2020, 10:07:48 PM11/20/20
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Swede
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George Swede (Latvian: Juris Švēde), (born as Juris Puriņš, November 20, 1940 in Riga, Latvia) is a Latvian Canadian psychologist, poet and children's writer who lives in Toronto, Ontario. He is a major figure in English-language haiku, known for his wry, poignant observations.
In 1947, Swede arrived with his mother and stepfather from post-WW II Europe to live with his maternal grandparents on a fruit farm in Oyama, British Columbia and, when his stepfather died in 1950, Swede moved with his mother to Vancouver where he finished junior high and high school. Then he studied at the University of British Columbia, where he graduated with a B.A. in Psychology in 1964. After that, he worked briefly as a psychologist at B.C. Penitentiary in New Westminster. In 1965, he got an M.A. at Dalhousie University.[citation needed]
From 1966 to 1967, Swede was a psychology instructor at Vancouver City College, after which he worked as a school psychologist at the Scarborough Board of Education in Toronto until 1968
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George Swede (Latvian: Juris Švēde), (born as Juris Puriņš, November 20, 1940 in Riga, Latvia) is a Latvian Canadian psychologist, poet and children's writer who lives in Toronto, Ontario. He is a major figure in English-language haiku, known for his wry, poignant observations.
In 1947, Swede arrived with his mother and stepfather from post-WW II Europe to live with his maternal grandparents on a fruit farm in Oyama, British Columbia and, when his stepfather died in 1950, Swede moved with his mother to Vancouver where he finished junior high and high school. Then he studied at the University of British Columbia, where he graduated with a B.A. in Psychology in 1964. After that, he worked briefly as a psychologist at B.C. Penitentiary in New Westminster. In 1965, he got an M.A. at Dalhousie University.[citation needed]
From 1966 to 1967, Swede was a psychology instructor at Vancouver City College, after which he worked as a school psychologist at the Scarborough Board of Education in Toronto until 1968
Lenona
Nov 20, 2020, 10:12:15 PM11/20/20
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He lives in Toronto.
https://www.georgeswede.com
(his site)
https://livinghaikuanthology.com/index-of-poets/alphabetic-index/340-s-poets/swede,-george.html
(some of his haiku)
http://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n79105207/
(some titles - at least two books are clearly for children)
https://www.georgeswede.com
(his site)
https://livinghaikuanthology.com/index-of-poets/alphabetic-index/340-s-poets/swede,-george.html
(some of his haiku)
http://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n79105207/
(some titles - at least two books are clearly for children)
Lenona
Nov 20, 2020, 10:21:05 PM11/20/20
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https://www.writersunion.ca/member/george-swede
(more titles and awards)
http://www.americanhaikuarchives.org/curators/GeorgeSwede.html
(bio and links)
https://bashosroad.outlawpoetry.com/george-swede/george-swede/haiku/
(another bio and bibliography)
http://www.brooksbookshaiku.com/brooksbooks/swedeselected.html
(check out the comments at the bottom)
https://pennyspoetry.fandom.com/wiki/George_Swede
(according to this, he wrote five books of poems for children, plus juvenile fiction, including mysteries)
https://ashvamegh.net/george-swede-canadian-poet-interview-ashvamegh/
(interview from sometime in the last six years)
Lenona.
(more titles and awards)
http://www.americanhaikuarchives.org/curators/GeorgeSwede.html
(bio and links)
https://bashosroad.outlawpoetry.com/george-swede/george-swede/haiku/
(another bio and bibliography)
http://www.brooksbookshaiku.com/brooksbooks/swedeselected.html
(check out the comments at the bottom)
https://pennyspoetry.fandom.com/wiki/George_Swede
(according to this, he wrote five books of poems for children, plus juvenile fiction, including mysteries)
https://ashvamegh.net/george-swede-canadian-poet-interview-ashvamegh/
(interview from sometime in the last six years)
Lenona.
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