Angela Rawlings

Who is Angela Rawlings?

Angela Rawlings is a Canadian poet, editor, and interdisciplinary artist. Her poetry has been translated into Dutch, French, Icelandic, Korean, and Spanish.

In 2001, Rawlings received the bpNichol Award for Distinction in Writing when she graduated from York University. Since then, she has worked with several arts organizations, including The Mercury Press, The Scream Literary Festival, Sumach Press, Word: Canada’s Magazine for Readers + Writers, and The Lexiconjury Reading Series. In 2005, Rawlings hosted the poetry documentary series Heart of a Poet. She is also co-editor of Shift & Switch: New Canadian Poetry, an anthology featuring over forty emerging poets.

As an arts educator, rawlings has led creative writing workshops for Ryerson University, terminus1525.ca, Learning through the Arts, League of Canadian Poets, Ontario Arts Council's Artists in Education Program, the Toronto District School Board, Writers in Electronic Residence, the Toronto Public Library system, the State Library of Queensland, Menningarverkefnið Hlaðan, and Listaháskólinn Íslands. She has co-facilitated workshops with Ciara Adams, Julie Lassdone, Nilan Perera, and Jóhann Ludwig Torfason.