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Fern G.Z. Carr
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Fern G.Z. Carr (b. 1956) is a contemporary Canadian poet. Her writing has been published worldwide. Biography Carr attended the University of Manitoba where she obtained her Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws degrees. She was called to the bar by the Law Society of Manitoba in 1981. After practising law for a brief period of time, she changed careers and attended the Collège universitaire de Saint-Boniface where she received the Manitoba Government Book Award in Education. She moved to Kelowna, British Columbia where, as an avid animal advocate, she served on the Board of Directors of the local branch of the B.C. Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA). She currently teaches for the Central Okanagan School District. Poetry Carr has been published worldwide in countries including Finland, India, South Africa, New Zealand, France, Canada and the United States. Although Carr primarily composes poetry in English, she also writes and translates her work into French, Spanish, Italian and Yiddish. She has also translated works by other poets. She is a member of The League of Canadian Poets and has been invited to read her poetry in New York, Montreal and Australia. One of her poems entitled "I Am", was selected as Poem of the Month by the Canadian Parliamentary Poet Laureate, Pierre DesRuisseaux. Her poetry has been selected to appear on The League of Canadian Poets National Poetry Month Blogs for three consecutive years. Selected Publications * Parliamentary Poet Laureate Poem of the Month * Okanagan Arts Magazine * League of Canadian Poets Poetry Planet Blog Selected Translation * Literary Translators' Association 
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