obituary

The Coach House crew is deeply saddened by the passing of Barbara Godard. Barbara was, as the Avie Bennett Historica Chair of Canadian Literature at York University, one of Canada’s most important academics: an inspiring teacher and a prolific critic of Canadian literature, most specifically the work of innovative Canadian women’s writing in both French and English.

Coach House Books is extremely sad to note that two Coach House authors have recently passed away this June.

On June 3, David Bromige a noted Canadian poet who lived in northern California for much of his life, died of complications from diabetes. Bromige was closely connected to many language poets, though his work defied easy categorization. He published thirty books over his career, including Piccolo Mondo, which he co-authored with George Bowering, Angela Bowering and Michael Matthews.