Gay Allison

Gay Allison (born 1953) is a Canadian poet, editor, and English teacher. She was the fiction editor of The Canadian Forum, poetry editor of Waves, founding editor of a feminist journal, Fireweed, co-editor of Landscape, and founding member of the Women's Writing Collective of Toronto. Additionally, Allison is an advisory board member of Tiger Lily, a journal by women of colour. Allison is also a full member of the League of Canadian Poets.

She was the recipient of the Poetry Award from the Federation of Women Teachers' Association of Ontario (FWTAO) in 1982 and 1986.

Early life
Allison was born in Saskatchewan. She has since lived in Saskatoon, Edmonton, Vancouver, and Toronto.

Work
Allison's poetry in The Unravelling, focuses on daily life "at a slow meditative pace."

Poetry

 * Life: Still. (1981)
 * In the Valley of the Butterflies (1981)
 * The Unravelling (1986)
 * "Iron Shirt Moves" (1988)

Anthologies

 * Women and Words: The Anthology/Les femmes et les mots: Une anthologie (1984)
 * Sp/Elles: Poetry by Canadian Women/Poésie de femmes canadiennes (1986)

Awards

 * Federation of Women Teachers' Association of Ontario, Poetry Award, 1982, 1986.
 * Tyrone Guthrie Award, Stratford Festival, 1997.