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Sharon Thesen

Sharon Thesen was born in Tisdale, Saskatchewan. She spent spent most of her early years in Kamloops and Prince George, eventually moving to Vancouver to study and teach. In 2005 she joined UBC Okanagan where she is now Professor Emerita. Thesen is the author of 11 books of poetry including a number of chapbooks. Her books have been finalists for a number of prestigious awards including the Governor-General’s Award and the Dorothy Livesay Prize; her book of poems A Pair of Scissors won the Pat Lowther Memorial Award. She currently lives in Lake Country, BC.

Thesen's portrait in black and white.

| Recordings

  • A close-up of signage displayed on the wall of the exhibition space. It reads: Hearing the interior with Fred Wah and Pauline Butling.
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    Hearing the Interior (2025)

    The opening of “Hearing the Interior with Fred Wah and Pauline Butling” exhibition featured readings by Daphne Marlatt, Sharon Thesen, Erin Scott, Deanna Fong, and Klara du Plessis.

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  • Bowering Party Readings (1986)

    The tape consists of an amateur home recording of a private reading among poets and friends hosted by George and Angela Bowering on August 16, 1986. Guest readers include Sharon Thesen and Robin Blaser. Other readers may include Rob Dunham reading Luis Posse’s poems. Citation: “Bowering Party Readings Aug 16, 1986,” 2019.003.012. George Bowering fonds.…

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  • Printed book cover displaying the title, genre, author's name, blurred depiction of a highway, and the publisher.

    Sharon Thesen reads from The Beginning of the Long Dash ms in ENGL 205 (1986)

    Sharon Thesen class visit, reading from The Beginning of the Long Dash ms, Nov 14 86, ENGL 205 (full recording). Citation: Thesen, Sharon and Warren Tallman. “Nov 14 86 205 Sharon” from Nov 14 86 205 Sharon Thesen [Guest lectures in Warren Tallman’s English 205 class]. 1986. 2012.002.033. Warren Tallman fonds. SoundBox Collection, AMP Lab…

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  • A black cassette tape with a white label at the bottom. In handwriting reads, "November 14, 86', 205 Sharon Thesen."

    “Chrysanthemum Perfume” (1986)

    “Chrysanthemum Perfume” from The Beginning of the Long Dash

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  • A semi-transparent cassette tape. The label, in handwriting reads, "Sharon Thesen's Reading at Bowerings."

    Sharon Thesen’s Reading at Bowerings’

    Sharon Thesen reads from Artemis Hates Romance at George and Angela Bowering’s house. Robin Blaser is heard in attendance.

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| Remediations

  • S2, Episode 1: Sharon Thesen’s reading at the Bowerings’

    University of Exeter undergraduates Sofie Drew and Emily Chircop carry out a close listening of a 1980 recording of Sharon Thesen reading from her first book Artemis Hates Romance at George and Angela Bowerings’ house. Drew and Chircop’s conversation focuses on the intimacy, sociality, and ambiguity of the recording, and how this shapes interpretation. The…

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  • S1, Episode 3: Only the Imagination Carries Forward

    Host Karis Shearer is joined by curator Amy Thiessen and special guest-poets Nancy Holmes and Sharon Thesen. Together they talk about a November 14, 1986 recording featuring Sharon Thesen’s visit to Warren Tallman’s English 205 class at UBC’s Vancouver campus.

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| Bibliography

Thesen, Sharon. Artemis Hates Romance. Toronto: Coach House Press, 1980.

—. The Beginning of the Long Dash. Toronto: Coach House Press, 1987.

—. The Fire: A Critical Digital Edition. Ed. Amy Thiessen. Hons English Thesis, UBC Okanagan, 2020.

—. Refabulations. Ed. Erín Moure. Vancouver: Talonbooks, 2023.

Thesen, Sharon, guest contributor. “Challenging, Beautiful Bioregion.” Listening to Fire Knowledges in and around the Okanagan Valley, podcast. Judith Burr, Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies, University of British Columbia (Okanagan Campus). July 20, 2022. listeningtofirepodcast.ca/items/show/8.

Thesen, Sharon, guest. “Only the Imagination Carries Forward.” SoundBox Signals, podcast. Karis Shearer and Nour Sallam, Simplecast. March 9, 2020. soundbox-signals.simplecast.com/episodes/only-the-imagination-carries-forward.

Thiessen, Amy. Interview with Sharon Thesen. in The Fire: A Critical Digital Edition. Ed. Amy Thiessen. Hons English Thesis, UBC Okanagan, 2020.

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