A University of Victoria instructor associated with Jan Zwicky and Marlene Cookshaw, Mitchell Parry of Pender Island published his first collection of poetry, Tacoma Narrows (Goose Lane, 2006 0-86492-450-X), followed by Imperfect Penance (Goose Lane, 2008), a biographical collection of poetry based on the life and work of Austrian poet Georg Trakl (1877-1914). Parry was born in Etobicoke, Ontario and spent part of his childhood in Manchester, England.

[BCBW 2008] "Poetry"