The precarious financial nature of the vocation belies the tremendous cultural influence of poetry. Canadian poets need support outside of the spotlight. The DC Reid Poets’ Grant will anonymously deliver grants of $5,000 to poets of modest means to help fund their writing. Established by author DC Reid, the program was created to support working poets.
In between fly fishing trips, Reid has published 18 books including 11 collections of poetry, a novel, a work of literary nonfiction, and five books on fishing. His poems and stories have been published in magazines around the world and his fishing articles have been published in magazines, newspapers, and on websites across North America. A 2015 PoeTrain Laureate, he holds a BSc in zoology and biochemistry from the University of Calgary, an Honours BA in English and philosophy from the University of Liverpool, and a master’s in public administration from the University of Victoria. His most recent book is Poems: Selected and New, published by Ekstasis Editions.
In its inaugural year, the DC Reid Poets’ Grant will deliver $5,000 to eight poets selected by an anonymous jury.
