Russell Thornton (writer)

Russell Thornton is a Canadian poet.

Russell Thornton
Born	North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Occupation	poet
Nationality	Canadian
Period	2000s -- present
Notable works	The Hundred Lives (2014); Birds, Metals, Stones & Rain (2013)

His book House Built of Rain (2003) was a shortlisted nominee for the 2004 Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize^[1] and the 2004 ReLit Award.^[2]

His collection Birds, Metals, Stones and Rain (2013) was a shortlisted nominee for the Governor General's Award for English-language poetry at the 2013 Governor General's Awards,^[3] the 2014 Raymond Souster Award^[4] and the 2014 Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize.^[5]

His collection The Hundred Lives (2014) was a shortlisted nominee for the 2015 Griffin Poetry Prize.^[6]

He is based in North Vancouver, British Columbia.

Awards

Awards for Thornton's writing

Year	Title	Award	Result	Ref.
2004	House Built of Rain	Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize	Shortlist	[1]
		ReLit Awards	Nominee	[2]
2013	Birds, Metals, Stones and Rain	Governor General's Award for English-language poetry	Nominee	[3]
2014		Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize	Shortlist	[5]
		Raymond Souster Award	Shortlist	[4]
2015	The Hundred Lives	Griffin Poetry Prize	Shortlist	[6]

Publications

• 2000 The Fifth Window
• 2002 A Tunisian Notebook
• 2003 House Built of Rain
• 2006 The Human Shore
• 2013 Birds, Metals, Stones & Rain
• 2014 The Hundred Lives
• 2018 The Broken Face
• 2021 Answer to Blue
• 2023 The White Light of Tomorrow