Anne Simpson

Anne Simpson (born 1956) is a Canadian poet, novelist, artist and essayist. She was a recipient of the Griffin Poetry Prize. Quotes I became a writer when I began to take it seriously. Interview comment - Geosi Reads Feb 17 2015 Loop Annual Award.com Interview (February 2010) I find playing with form allows me to play with ideas. I can look at the world aslant by using an unusual form and thus take hold of an idea in a unique way. The forms often loop back on themselves... circling around on an idea in order to examine it more fully. Susan Olding Interview (February 23, 2010) I find a way to ground myself, literally by using the ground of places near where I live. I do this in my long poems. I have to move between one thing and another and this oscillation is the way I find out what I'm trying to say External link Simpson writing website Category:Poets from Canada Category:Novelists from Canada Category:Essayists from Canada Category:Women authors from Canada Category:Artists from Canada Category:Women artists Category:1956 births Category:Living people