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David Martin

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David Martin works as a literacy instructor in Calgary and also as an organizer for the Single Onion Poetry Series. His first collection, Tar Swan (NeWest Press, 2018), was a finalist for the Raymond Souster Award and the City of Calgary W. O. Mitchell Book Prize. His second collection, Kink Bands (NeWest Press, 2023), was shortlisted for the Robert Kroetsch Award for Poetry (BPAA) and the Banff Mountain Book Competition. His latest book, Limited Verse, was published by the University of Calgary Press in 2024 and was shortlisted for the City of Calgary W. O. Mitchell Book Prize.. As well, David’s work has been awarded the CBC Poetry Prize and was included in Best Canadian Poetry 2025 (Biblioasis). His next collection, nightstead, will be pu ...more

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