Russell Thornton (writer)
# Russell Thornton (writer)

Russell Thornton is a Canadian poet.

His book House Built of Rain (2003) was a shortlisted nominee for the 2004 Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize and the 2004 ReLit Award.

His collection Birds, Metals, Stones and Rain (2013) was a shortlisted nominee for the Governor General's Award for English-language poetry at the 2013 Governor General's Awards, the 2014 Raymond Souster Award and the 2014 Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize.

His collection The Hundred Lives (2014) was a shortlisted nominee for the 2015 Griffin Poetry Prize.

He is based in North Vancouver, British Columbia.

## Awards

Awards for Thornton's writing :

| Year | Title | Award | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2004 | House Built of Rain | Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize | Shortlist |
| 2004 | House Built of Rain | ReLit Awards | Nominee |
| 2013 | Birds, Metals, Stones and Rain | Governor General's Award for English-language poetry | Nominee |
| 2014 | Birds, Metals, Stones and Rain | Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize | Shortlist |
| 2014 | Birds, Metals, Stones and Rain | Raymond Souster Award | Shortlist |
| 2015 | The Hundred Lives | Griffin Poetry Prize | Shortlist |

## Publications

* 2000 The Fifth Window
* 2002 A Tunisian Notebook
* 2003 House Built of Rain
* 2006 The Human Shore
* 2013 Birds, Metals, Stones & Rain
* 2014 The Hundred Lives
* 2018 The Broken Face
* 2021 Answer to Blue
* 2023 The White Light of Tomorrow
