Alexandra Edith Amelia Basekic (née Oliver; born 1970) is a Canadian poet. She began as a Vancouver-based slam poet in the early 1990s,[1] and appeared in the 1998 documentary film SlamNation.[2] Oliver won the 2014 Pat Lowther Award for her collection Meeting the Tormentors in Safeway.
Alexandra Oliver | |
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| Born | Alexandra Edith Amelia Oliver 1970 (age 54–55) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Occupation | Poet |
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| Period | 1990s-present |
| Notable awards | Pat Lowther Award (2014) |
| Spouse | Dragan Basekic |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
As of 2025, Oliver is an instructor at OCAD University.[3]
Early life and education
editAlexandra Edith Amelia Oliver was born in Vancouver in 1970.[citation needed]
She received a Master of Arts in drama from the University of Toronto in 1992, a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Southern Maine's Stonecoast MFA Program in Creative Writing in 2012,[4][non-primary source needed] and a Doctor of Philosophy in English and cultural studies from McMaster University.[5]
Awards and honors
editCBC Books included Hail the Invisible Watchman on their list of the "best Canadian poetry of 2022".[6]
| Year | Work | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Meeting the Tormentors in Safeway | Pat Lowther Award | Winner | [7][8] |
| 2017 | Let the Empire Down | Pat Lowther Award | Shortlist | [9] |
Personal life
editShe is married to engineer Dragan Basekic,[10] and she is a parent.[11][non-primary source needed]
Publications
edit- Meeting the Tormentors in Safeway (2013)[2]
- Measure for Measure: An Anthology of Poetic Meters, co-editor with Annie Finch (2015)
- Let the Empire Down (2016)[12]
- On the Oven Sits a Maiden (chapbook) (2018)
- Hail the Invisible Watchman (2022)[13]
References
edit- ^ "Hot Shots of '93: They're young and they're dazzling". Vancouver Sun, May 8, 1993.
- ^ a b "Michael Lista, On Poetry: Meeting the Tormentors in Safeway, by Alexandra Oliver". National Post. November 15, 2013. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
- ^ "Alexandra Basekic". OCAD University. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
- ^ "Alexandra Basekic". McMaster University. Archived from the original on August 13, 2020. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
- ^ Siddiqui, Tabassum (June 7, 2022). "Alexandra Oliver delves into suburbia's darkness in the poetry collection Hail, the Invisible Watchman". CBC Books. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
- ^ "The best Canadian poetry of 2022". CBC Books. December 8, 2022. Archived from the original on December 27, 2022. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
- ^ Carter, Sue (June 9, 2014). "Anne Compton, Alexandra Oliver, Murray Reiss win League of Canadian Poets awards". Quill and Quire. Archived from the original on June 6, 2017. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
- ^ Jacobs, Danny (June 9, 2016). "The Outlier". The Walrus. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
- ^ Medley, Mark (April 6, 2017). "Finalists for Canadian poetry awards announced". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on October 17, 2021. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
- ^ "Local poet striving to draw new fans to art form". InsideHalton.com. Burlington Post. May 21, 2010. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
- ^ "Alexandra Oliver finds poetry in old films, the loneliness of parenthood and the aftermath of disaster". CBC Books. April 18, 2019. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
- ^ Gillis, Susan (May 14, 2017). "Measured Pleasures: Alexandra Oliver's Let the Empire Down". Arc Poetry Magazine. Archived from the original on January 31, 2023. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
- ^ Corbett, Maryann (May 2, 2022). "Check the Doors: On Alexandra Oliver's "Hail, the Invisible Watchman"". Los Angeles Review of Books. Archived from the original on July 18, 2024. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
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