Renee NormanRenee Norman is an award-winning poet, a writer and a teacher. Her first volume of poetry, True Confessions, was awarded the Helen and Stan Vine Canadian Jewish Book Award for Poetry in 2006. Her second book of poetry, Backhand Through the Mother, wa published in 2007. Renee completed her graduate work at UBC and received the Canadian Association for Curriculum Studies Outstanding Dissertation Award for her dissertation, which was published as a book by Peter Lang, New York. She has received several poetry and non-fiction prizes for her work. Currently Renee is a literacy consultant for Vancouver School Board. She lives in Coquitlam, British Columbia. Read More Read Less