John Terpstra
# 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
