Billeh Nickerson | |
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Born | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | February 14, 1972
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University of Victoria University of British Columbia |
Billeh Nickerson (born February 14, 1972) is a Canadian writer, editor, performer, producer and arts advocate.
Nickerson was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, [1] grew up in Langley, British Columbia, lived in Toronto, Ontario, and currently resides in Vancouver, British Columbia. [1] He earned an undergraduate degree in fine arts from the University of Victoria and a master's degree in fine arts from the University of British Columbia. [2]
In 2000, Nickerson published The Asthmatic Glassblower and other poems with Arsenal Pulp. It was nominated for the Publishing Triangle's Thom Gunn Award. [3] He is also the author of the humorous essay collection Let Me Kiss It Better: Elixirs for the Not So Straight and Narrow (Arsenal Pulp, 2002) and co-editor of Seminal: The Anthology of Canada's Gay Male Poets with John Barton (Arsenal Pulp, 2007). [4] He was writer in residence at Berton House in Dawson City during July and August 2010.
In 2009, he published McPoems. [5] He followed up in 2012 with Impact: The Titanic Poems, a collection of poetry inspired by the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. [1]
His most recent collection, Artificial Cherry, was published in 2014. [6] The book was a shortlisted finalist for the 2014 City of Vancouver Book Award. [7]
Nickerson is a founding member of the performance troupe Haiku Night in Canada. [8] He is also the past editor of the literary journals Event and Prism international.
He teaches creative writing at Kwantlen Polytechnic University. [1]