Occupation writer Role Poet Name Souvankham Thammavongsa | Period 2000s-present Movies Found | |
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Notable works Small Arguments, Found, Light Books Light, Small Arguments, The Weed Woman, Residual | ||
2014 trillium book award winner for poetry souvankham thammavongsa light
Souvankham Thammavongsa is a Canadian poet and short story writer.
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- 2014 trillium book award winner for poetry souvankham thammavongsa light
- A grasshopper poem by souvankham thammavongsa animated by kat burns
- Life
- Poetry
- Short stories
- References
A grasshopper poem by souvankham thammavongsa animated by kat burns
Life
Thammavongsa was born in the (Lao) Nong Khai refugee camp in Thailand in 1978. She and her parents were sponsored by a family in Canada when she was one year old. She was raised and educated in Toronto, Ontario.
Her first book, Small Arguments, won a ReLit Award in 2004. Her second book, Found, was made into a short film by Paramita Nath. Her third book, Light, won the Trillium Book Award for Poetry in 2014. Her short story How to Pronounce Knife was shortlisted for the 2015 Commonwealth Short Story Prize out of 4000 entries.
Poetry
Short stories
References
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