Virgo, Sean; 1996-02-27; part 3

Biography: Seán Virgo was born in Malta, and grew up in South Africa, Malaya, Ireland and the U.K. He immigrated to Canada in 1966 and became a citizen in 1972. He has lived on Haida Gwaii, Newfoundland, various Gulf Islands, the Bruce Peninsula and for a decade in Southwest Saskatchewan. Virgo has...

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Main Author: Virgo, Sean
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Published: Digital Commons at Buffalo State 1996
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Online Access:https://digitalcommons.buffalostate.edu/bsc-poetry-speakers/44
https://digitalcommons.buffalostate.edu/context/bsc-poetry-speakers/article/1043/type/native/viewcontent/Sean_Virgo_part3_1996_02_27.mp3
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Summary:Biography: Seán Virgo was born in Malta, and grew up in South Africa, Malaya, Ireland and the U.K. He immigrated to Canada in 1966 and became a citizen in 1972. He has lived on Haida Gwaii, Newfoundland, various Gulf Islands, the Bruce Peninsula and for a decade in Southwest Saskatchewan. Virgo has published a number of works of both poetry and fiction, most recently, A Traveller Came By (2000); nonagon fugue ( 2007); and, Begging Questions (2007). He has read his work around the world, and has worked as a writing teacher, actor, and television host. -Thistledown, Seán Virgo, 2020-09-18