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Stephen Collis is a professor of poetry and literature at 丁香园AV (丁香园AV) in the Department of English, and one of Canada鈥檚 most celebrated poets. His most recent work, , was nominated for the Governor General Literary Award as one of Canada鈥檚 top five English language books of poetry in 2021.

Collis' accolades include the 2011 Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize, the 2015 Nora and Ted Sterling Prize in Support of Controversy and the 2019 Latner Writers鈥� Trust of Canada Poetry Prize. His most recent work, , was nominated for the Governor General Literary Award as one of Canada鈥檚 top five English language books of poetry in 2021.

A History of the Theories of Rain explores the strange effect our current sense of impending doom has on our relation to time, and on how we talk, think and feel about the future. The poetry itself is about climate change, time and feelings of grief and loss鈥攖hemes that have become even more urgent and relevant over the past year. As a longtime activist, Collis was pleased to learn his book was gifted to fellow environmentalists Greta Thunberg and Al Gore at the recent United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26). 鈥淚 feel good for the book,鈥� says Collis. 鈥淎 lot more people are going to read it and that鈥檚 wonderful. You want to be in conversation. That鈥檚 why you make art.鈥�