John Pass (born 1947 in Sheffield, England) is a Canadian poet. He has lived in Canada since 1953, and was educated at the University of British Columbia.
He has published 18 books of poetry since 1971. His book Stumbling in the Bloom won the 2006 Governor General's Award for English poetry. His most recent book "crawlspace" (Harbour Publishing, 2011) won the Dorothy Livesay Prize (BC Best Book Award in Poetry) in 2012.
Pass taught English at Capilano University from 1975 to 2007. He lives on BC's Sunshine Coast near Sakinaw Lake with his wife, poet, essayist and novelist
Four of his books of poetry form a linked quartet under the overall title, "At Large":
- The Hour's Acropolis (Harbour Publishing, 1991)
- Radical Innocence (Harbour Publishing, 1994)
- Water Stair (Oolichan Books, 2000)
- Stumbling in the Bloom (Oolichan Books, 2005)
Read more about John Pass: Works
Famous quotes containing the words john and/or pass:
“We like the idea of childhood but are not always crazy about the kids we know. We like it, that is, when we are imagining our own childhoods. So part of our apparent appreciation of youth is simply envy.”
—C. John Sommerville (20th century)
“Discourse on virtue and they pass by in droves, whistle and dance the shimmy, and you’ve got an audience.”
—Diogenes of Sinope (c. 410–320 B.C.)