Pigeon

Karen Solie is a Canadian poet from Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, known for her work's intellectual rigor, dark wit, and engagement with capitalism, labour, and environmental degradation. Her collection Pigeon (2009) won the Griffin Poetry Prize for a Canadian poet in 2010, as well as the Pat Lowther Award and the Trillium Book Award for Poetry. Solie studied English at the University of Lethbridge and has taught creative writing at various institutions, including the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. Read more →