Chad Norman
Canadian poet
Chad Norman (born c. 1958) is a Canadian poet from Nova Scotia. He was the recipient of the 1992 Gwendolyn MacEwen Memorial Award For Poetry, and his work has been featured in Canadian literary publications for over 40 years.
Biography
Norman was born c. 1958 in Armstrong, British Columbia. He grew up in Vancouver before moving to Truro in 2003. Norman published his first poem at the age of 24. In 1992, he was awarded the Gwendolyn MacEwen Memorial Award For Poetry for his poem Watch Hawk.
In 2016, Norman travelled to Denmark by invitation of the Nordic Association of Canadian Studies to present his poetry and discuss other Canadian poets. In September 2018, he travelled to Wales, Scotland, Ireland, and Northern Ireland to share Canadian poetry. He was denied funding for the tour from the Canada Council for the Arts and Arts Nova Scotia, and covered the cost himself. Across 15 stops, Norman read the works of his preferred Canadian poets and some of his own writing.
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