Patrick Lane

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Patrick Lane (born March 26, 1939, Nelson, British Columbia) is a Canadian poet. He first had his poetry published while he was a nomadic logger in northern British Columbia. He has lived for many years with fellow poet Lorna Crozier. They live in Saanichton, British Columbia. He is the brother of poet Red Lane. His poetry tends to deal with humanity's harsh treatment of the Earth, and also often touches on the frequent violence of human interrelations.

In 1990-91, Lane taught creative writing and Canadian literature courses at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, and later taught at the University of Victoria.

Works:

• Letters from the Savage Mind - 1966
• Separations - 1969
• Mountain Oysters - 1971
• The Sun Has Begun to Eat the Mountain - 1972
• Beware the Months of Fire - 1974
• The Measure - 1980
• Old Mother - 1982
• Woman in the Dust - 1983
• A Linen Crow, A Caftan Magpie - 1984
• Selected Poems - 1987
• Milford and Me - 1989
• Winter - 1989 (nominated for a Governor General's Award)
• Motral Remains - 1991 (nominated for a Governor General's Award)
• How Do You Spell Beautiful? And Other Stories - 1992
• Too Spare, Too Fierce - 1995
• Selected Poems - 1997
• The Bare Plum of Winter Rain - 2000