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Sarah Ens
Born1992 (1992)
OccupationPoet
NationalityCanadian
Period2020s–present
Notable worksThe World is Mostly Sky, Flyway
Website
www.sarahens.com

Sarah Ens (born 1992) is a Canadian poet and editor from Winnipeg, Manitoba.[1][2]

Career

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Ens began publishing poetry in the 2010s. Her first collection of poetry, The World is Mostly Sky, came out in 2020 with Turnstone Press.[3] Her second work, Flyway, is a long poem published in 2022.[2][3] Her collection The World is Mostly Sky was a finalist for the 2021 McNally Robinson Book of the Year Award and the Landsdowne Prize for Poetry in 2022.[4] She has edited and copy edited works of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry, and also works as a publicist at University of Manitoba Press.

Her book Flyway won the 2023 ReLit Award for poetry.[5] Flyway was also a finalist for the 2022 McNally Robinson Book of the Year Award and the Margaret McWilliams Award.[6]

Personal

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Raised in Landmark, Manitoba,[7] Ens studied creative writing at the University of British Columbia and completed an MFA in writing at the University of Saskatchewan.[8] She is married to graphic novelist Jonathan Dyck.

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References

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  1. Sarah Ens (2020). The World is Mostly Sky. Turnstone Press.
  2. 1 2 "Poet meditates on family history in new book". Winnipeg Free Press. 27 May 2022. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Our Telling Teaching Us This". Arc Poetry Magazine. Archived from the original on 2022-01-14. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
  4. "Rowan McCandless, Katherena Vermette & Clayton Thomas-Müller among finalists for 2022 Manitoba Book Awards". CBC.ca. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
  5. "2023 ReLit Awards winners announced". Quill & Quire, October 2, 2023.
  6. "Kevin Lambert, Francine Cunningham & Sarah Ens win 2023 ReLit Awards". CBC.ca. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  7. "5 Questions with Poet Sarah Ens". Mennotoba. 8 April 2020. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
  8. "Writer". Sarah Ens. Retrieved August 31, 2022.