Canada's first Poet Laureate, George Bowering is an Officer of both the Order of Canada and the Order of British Columbia.
Approximately five percent of Bowering's 100+ published works are available from New Star Books: the BC historical trilogy Burning Water, Caprice, and Shoot! The Box (short stories), and Words, Words, Words.
He taught at Simon Fraser University from 1972 until his retirement in 2001. He lives in Vancouver.
