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George Elliott Clarke has been appointed the new Poet Laureate of Canada, succeeding Michel Pleau. Clarke is a long-time contributor to Canadian Literature, submitting a large pool of poetry, book reviews, and articles over the last two decades. His works largely explore the experience of Black Canadians in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, engaging with themes of racism, segregation, discrimination, hatred, identity, and belonging. His poetic lyricism and devotion to promoting African-Canadian literature has earned him critical recognition from a number of academies and awards, and we are proud to congratulate him on this prestigious honour.
A full bibliography and his biography can be found on the original announcement. See below for a list of works by and about George Elliott Clarke published in Canadian Literature. All content can be accessed through the download links on the full issue page.
Poetry by George Elliott Clarke
- “Anatomy of La IIIe République: By Alexandre Dumas, fils*” by George Elliott Clarke originally appeared in Recursive Time. issue of Canadian Literature 222 (Autumn 2014): 30-33.
- “À Cristoforo Colombo (II)“ by George Elliott Clarke originally appeared in Recursive Time. issue of Canadian Literature 222 (Autumn 2014): 12.
- “A Letter from Henry Tucker, August 28, 1789” by George Elliott Clarke originally appeared in Canadian Literature 216 (Spring 2013): 138-41.
- “Fortuna” by George Elliott Clarke originally appeared in Canadian Literature 206 (Autumn 2010): 109.
- “Halifax” by George Elliott Clarke originally appeared in The Literature of Atlantic Canada. Spec. issue of Canadian Literature 189 (Summer 2006): 84-84.
- “Annapolis Valley Sanskrit” by George Elliott Clarke originally appeared in The Literature of Atlantic Canada. Spec. issue of Canadian Literature 189 (Summer 2006): 14-14.
- “Towards a Geography of Three Mile Plains, N.S.” by George Elliott Clarke originally appeared in Black Writing in Canada. Spec. issue of Canadian Literature 182 (Autumn 2004): 51-52.
- “Ulcerous Canon” by George Elliott Clarke originally appeared in Mostly Drama. Spec. issue of Canadian Literature 168 (Spring 2001): 12-12.
- “II. iii” by George Elliott Clarke originally appeared in Mostly Drama. Spec. issue of Canadian Literature 168 (Spring 2001): 13-13.
- “Reading Trudeau’s Cheminements de la politiquein May 1979″ by George Elliott Clarke originally appeared in Canadian Literature 157 (Summer 1998): 35-35.
- “Absurdio” by George Elliott Clarke originally appeared in Canadian Literature 157 (Summer 1998): 13-13.
- “Antiphony” by George Elliott Clarke originally appeared in Canadian Literature 157 (Summer 1998): 12-12.
Articles by George Elliott Clarke
- “Anna Minerva Henderson” by George Elliott Clarke originally appeared in The Literature of Atlantic Canada. Spec. issue of Canadian Literature 189 (Summer 2006): 32-48.
Book Reviews by George Elliott Clarke
- “Collecting His Wits” by George Elliott Clarke originally appeared in Prison Writing. issue of Canadian Literature 208 (Spring 2011): 153-155.
- Collected Works of George Grant: Volume 4, 1970-1988 by Henry Roper and Arthur Davis
- “Granting audience” by George Elliott Clarke originally appeared in Canadian Literature 191 (Winter 2006): 138-139.
- Collected Works of George Grant by Henry Roper and Arthur Davis
- “The Gospel of Grant” by George Elliott Clarke originally appeared in Canadian Literature 184 (Spring 2005): 119-120.
- Collected Works of George Grant by Arthur Davis
- “The Bajan Connection” by George Elliott Clarke originally appeared in Black Writing in Canada. Spec. issue of Canadian Literature 182 (Autumn 2004): 127-128.
- Dry Bone Memories by Cecil Foster
- “In Living Colour” by George Elliott Clarke originally appeared in Canadian Literature 180 (Spring 2004): 117-119.
- African Diaspora and Autobiographics by Chinosole
- Black and Asian Plays by Cheryl Robson
- “What Is the Answer?” by George Elliott Clarke originally appeared in Literature & War. Spec. issue of Canadian Literature 179 (Winter 2003): 126-128.
- The Question by Austin Clarke
- “Re: (St.) George Grant” by George Elliott Clarke originally appeared in Archives and History. Spec. issue of Canadian Literature 178 (Autumn 2003): 120-121.
- Collected Works of George Grant by Peter C. Emberley and Arthur Davis
- George Grant and the Theology of the Cross by Harris Athanasiadis
- “No Respect” by George Elliott Clarke originally appeared in Travel. Spec. issue of Canadian Literature 174 (Autumn 2002): 187-189.
- Rude by Rinaldo Walcott
- “Vitriolic Quixote” by George Elliott Clarke originally appeared in Nature / Culture. Spec. issue of Canadian Literature 170-171 (Autumn/Winter 2001): 198-199.
- The George Grant Reader by Sheila Grant and William Christian
- English-Speaking Justice by George Grant
- “Another Great Thing” by George Elliott Clarke originally appeared in Canadian Literature 165 (Summer 2000): 139-140.
- Any Known Blood by Lawrence Hill
- “Viewing African Canada” by George Elliott Clarke originally appeared in Canadian Literature 160 (Spring 1999): 185-186.
- The Blacks in Canada by Robin W. Winks
Book Reviews of George Elliott Clarke’s Works
- “Body Rights” by Hilda Thomas originally appeared in Letters & Other Connections. Spec. issue of Canadian Literature 134 (Autumn 1992): 113-115. of Fire on the Water: An Anthology of Black Nova Scotia Writingby Hilda Thomas and George Elliott Clarke
- “Between I and I” by Katherine McLeod originally appeared in Indigenous Focus. issue of Canadian Literature215 (Winter 2012): 157-58. Rev. of I & I by George Elliott Clarke
- “Words About Things” by Alison Calder originally appeared in Gendering the Archive. issue of Canadian Literature217 (Summer 2013): 142-43. Rev. of Red by George Elliott Clarke
- “La beauté est nue” by Kevin McNeilly originally appeared in Canadian Literature212 (Spring 2012): 138-139. of Illuminated Verses by George Elliott Clarke
- “Odysseys” by Taiwo Adetunji Osinubi originally appeared in Black Writing in Canada. Spec. issue of Canadian Literature182 (Autumn 2004): 102-103. of Odysseys Homes: Mapping African-Canadian Literature by George Elliott Clarke
- “Savouring Jazz” by Katherine McLeod originally appeared in Women & the Politics of Memory. Spec. issue of Canadian Literature186 (Autumn 2005): 123-124. of Québécité by George Elliott Clarke
- “Contemporary Sensibilities” by Eric Trethewey originally appeared in Literature & War. Spec. issue of Canadian Literature179 (Winter 2003): 144-147. of Blue by George Elliott Clarke
- “Paths within the Onion” by Uzoma Esonwanne originally appeared in Canadian Literature165 (Summer 2000): 130-133. of Eyeing the North Star by George Elliott Clarke
- “Eclectic Visas” by Neil Querengesser originally appeared in Community Values. Spec. issue of Canadian Literature148 (Spring 1996): 171-173. of Lush Dreams, Blue Exile. Fugitive Poems by George Elliott Clarke
- “Critical Dis/Orientations” by Alessandra Capperdoni originally appeared in Gendering the Archive. issue of Canadian Literature217 (Summer 2013): 140-42. Rev. of Directions Home: Approaches to African-Canadian Literature by George Elliott Clarke