P. K. Page | |
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| Born | Patricia Kathleen Page 23 November 1916 Swanage, Dorset, England |
| Died | 14 January 2010 (aged 93) Oak Bay, British Columbia, Canada |
| Pen name | Judith Cape, P.K. Irwin (as a painter) |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Notable works | The Metal and the Flower |
| Notable awards | Governor General's Award, Order of Canada, FRSC |
| Spouse | William Arthur Irwin (1898–1999) |
| Children | 3 |
Patricia Kathleen Page, CC OBC FRSC (23 November 1916 – 14 January 2010) was a Canadian poet,[1] though the citation as she was inducted as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada reads "poet, novelist, script writer, playwright, essayist, journalist, librettist, teacher and artist."[2] She was the author of more than 30 published books that include poetry, fiction, travel diaries, essays, children's books, and an autobiography.[3]
As a visual artist, she exhibited her work as P.K. Irwin at a number of venues in Canada and abroad. Her works are in the permanent collections of the National Gallery of Canada, the Art Gallery of Ontario and the Burnaby Art Gallery.
By special resolution of the United Nations, in 2001 Page's poem "Planet Earth" was read simultaneously in New York, the Antarctic, and the South Pacific to celebrate the International Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations.[1]
- ^ a b Peter Scowen, P.K. Page dies at age 93. The Globe and Mail, 14 January 2010. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
- ^ Royal Society of Canada president Dr. Patricia Demers at RSC induction ceremony for P.K. Page, Wed 21 February 2007, University of Victoria, Victoria, B.C.
- ^ Rosemary Sullivan, ""The Constant Writer: P.K. Page Remembered", CBC News, 15 January 2010, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Web, 11 April 2011.