John Terpstra

John Terpstra (born in Brockville, Ontario) is a Canadian poet and carpenter.

During much of his childhood, he lived in Edmonton, Alberta, but moved back to Ontario to attend high school in Hamilton, where he lives today.

Released a spoken-word recording of his poems in 2000, called "Nod Me In, Shake Me Out", with composer, arranger and producer Bart Nameth, violinist Hugh Marsh, and others.

Education

 * Trinity Christian College, Chicago
 * University of Toronto

Awards and recognition

 * 1988: Bressani Prize, "Forty Days and Forty Nights"
 * 1992: CBC Radio Literary Competition, "Captain Kintail"
 * 2004: poetry finalist, Governor General's Awards, Disarmament
 * 2006: finalist, Charles Taylor Prize, BC Award for Canadian Non-fiction, The Boys, or Waiting for the Electrician's Daughter
 * 2024: The degree of Doctor of Divinity (honoris causa), Knox College (Toronto, Canada)