Background
He was born in Montreal, Quebec, into an Italian heritage.
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Carmine Starnino
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He has also written A Lover"s Quarrel (2004), a book of essays on Canadian poetry, and With English Subtitles (2004), a third collection of poems. Starnino"s fourth collection, This Way Out (2009), was nominated for a Governor General"s Literary Award in. Starnino"s most recent book is Lazy Bastardism (2012), a collection of essays and reviews.
He is the editor of Signal Editions, and was formerly editor-in-chief of Maisonneuve.
Starnino is well known for the provocative nature of his criticism and pointedness of his opinions, which have incited a variety of heated counter-criticisms from other poets and critiques.
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Canada
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Gerald Lampert Award
The Gerald Lampert Memorial Award is made annually by the League of Canadian Poets to the best volume of poetry published by a first-time poet.The Gerald Lampert Memorial Award is made annually by the League of Canadian Poets to the best volume of poetry published by a first-time poet.