George Swede
BIO
Biography

George Swede received his B.A.(Hons. Psych.) from the University of British Columbia in 1964 and his M.A. (Expm. Psych.) from Dalhousie University in 1965. His poetry, fiction and non-fiction have appeared in numerous books, anthologies, periodicals and miscellaneous publications around the world and have been translated into 23 languages. From 2008-2012, he was the first Canadian editor of Frogpond: Journal of the Haiku Society of America. His involvements with TWUC included being Treasurer (1992-93) and Membership Chair (1993-1996). A former member of the Psychology Department at Ryerson University (now Toronto Metropolitan University), he lives in Toronto's Seaton Village with Anita Krumins, a former Nominating Chair at TWUC and former member of the Professional Communications Department at Ryerson.

ADDRESS
City: Toronto, Province/Territory: Ontario
EMAIL
PUBLICATIONS
Publications
LINKS
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Wikipedia
Personal Website
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PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS
Presentation details
Audience Size
Audience size
open
Presentation Genre
creativity and short-form poetry
Presentation Length
1-2 hours
Presentation Description
Presentation description

Lecture and discussion

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The going rate
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