Karen Mulhallen

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Karen Mulhallen
Born1942 (age 81–82)
Woodstock, Ontario, Canada
Occupationeducator, poet, editor of Descant literary magazine
LanguageEnglish
EducationBA, MA (English), PhD (English)
Alma materUniversity of Toronto
Website
karenmulhallen.com

Karen Mulhallen (born 1942 in Woodstock, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian educator, poet, essayist, critic and editor. She taught English at Ryerson University from 1967 to 2014. She served as the poetry review editor of The Canadian Forum from 1974 to 1979, and their features editor from 1975 to 1988. In 1973, Mulhallen became editor-in-chief of Descant until its closure in 2015.[1][2]

Biography[edit]

She received her BA in 1963 from Waterloo Lutheran University, (now Wilfrid Laurier University) her MA (English) in 1967, and PhD (English) in 1975, both from the University of Toronto.

For 42 years, Karen Mulhallen was editor-in-chief of Descant, a Toronto-based quarterly journal of poetry, prose and visual arts.[2] During that time, the magazine won six Canadian National Magazine Awards[3] and the Litho Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Printing Industry.[4]

Until her retirement in 2014, Dr. Mulhallen, a William Blake scholar,[5] was a professor of English at Ryerson University in Toronto [6] and an adjunct professor at the University of Toronto, Department of English.[4]

Early in her career Karen Mulhallen was shy about submitting her work for publication until she became involved with Descant (magazine) in the early 1970s.[7] A prolific writer, she has published 18 books of poetry, a number of edited volumes and dozens of essays and academic articles on the arts both in Canada and in the UK.[4] In 2010 she organized and chaired a symposium, "Blake In Our Time: A Symposium Celebrating the Future of Blake Studies & the Legacy of G.E. Bentley Jr."[8]

Karen Mulhallen has been called a metaphysical poet.[9] Her most recent book of poetry, Code Orange: An Emblazoned Suite is a bilingual edition (French/English) translated by Nancy Huston (Black Moss Press, 2015).

Her papers are archived at the University of Calgary[10] and at the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto.[11]

Selected book publications[edit]

Poetry

  • Captive Love, A Memoir of Rescue, Polyphonic, Quattro Books, December 2017
  • Seasons in an Unknown Key, Tightrope Books, 2017[12]
  • Code Orange: An Emblazoned Suite, bilingual edition with Nancy Huston, Black Moss Press, 2015[13]
  • Fishing Poems, Black Moss Press, 2014[14]
  • The Pillow Books, Black Moss Press, 2011[15]
  • Acquainted With Absence, Selected Poems. Ed. and Introduction by Douglas Glover, Blaurock Press, 2009[9]
  • Sea Horses, Black Moss Press, 2007[16]
  • Renga Talk, Pasdeloup Press, 2007. Limited Edition of 12 copies. (dialogue poems with Virgil Burnett)[17]
  • Sea Light, Black Moss Press, 2003[18]
  • Leifr’s Story, Pasdeloup Press, 2002. Illustrated by Helen Edmonds.[4]
  • The Grace of Private Passage, Black Moss Press, 2000[19]
  • Herm on Tour, Pasdeloup Press, 1998[20]
  • The Caverns of Ely, Pasdeloup Press, 1997[21]
  • War Surgery, A Jazz Catafalque, Black Moss Press, 1996[22]
  • A Sentimental Dialogue, Pasdeloup Press, 1996 [with Virgil Burnett][23]
  • In the Era of Acid Rain, Black Moss Press, 1993[24]
  • Modern Love, Poems 1970-1989, Black Moss Press, 1990[25]
  • Sheba and Solomon, Eleftheria Press, 1984[26]

Edited volumes

  • Remember Me! Blake In Our Time A Keepsake Book In Celebration of An Exhibition and Symposium on the Life and Art of William Blake (1757-1827), Victoria University, Toronto, Toronto, Victoria University Library, 2010[27]
  • Blake In Our Time, Essays in Honour of G.E. Bentley Jr. ed. and intro., Toronto, University of Toronto Press, 2010[28]
  • Beyond The 49th Parallel: Writing The New Canadian Fiction, ed. and intro., Istanbul and Ankara, Turkey, Yapi Kredi Sanat, 2004[4]
  • Paper Guitar; Twenty-Seven Writers Celebrate Twenty-Five Years of Descant magazine, ed., Toronto, HarperCollins, 1995[29]
  • Views from the North, An Anthology of Travel Writing, ed., The Porcupine's Quill, 1984[30]
  • Tasks of Passion: Dennis Lee at Mid-Career, Toronto, Descant Editions, 1982. Edited with Donna Bennett, and Russell Brown.[31]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "MULHALLEN (KAREN) COLLECTION : BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE" (PDF). Fisher.library.utoronto.ca. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Descant literary journal folds after 44 years - The Star". Thestar.com. 11 December 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Farewell, Descant". National Magazine Awards. 10 December 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Mulhallenk". Archived from the original on 2015-06-05. Retrieved 2015-08-03.
  5. ^ Gabbett-Mulhallen, Karen Ann (28 December 1975). William Blake's illustrations to Edward Young's Night thoughts: context, Christology and composite work. OCLC 82295043. Retrieved 28 December 2018 – via Open WorldCat.
  6. ^ [1] [dead link]
  7. ^ "Special Feature! An Interview with Descant Magzaine Editor-in-Chief Karen Mulhallen | Open Book: Toronto". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-08-03.
  8. ^ "Further Information - Blake In Our Time Symposium - E.J. Pratt Library". Library.vicu.utoronto.ca. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  9. ^ a b "Karen Mulhallen - Blaurock Press". Blaurockpress.com. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  10. ^ "Karen Mulhallen fonds. - Archives". Searcharchives.ucalgary.ca. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  11. ^ "Karen Mulhallen Papers - Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library". Fisher.library.utoronto.ca. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  12. ^ "Seasons In an Unknown Key". Tightropebooks.com. 26 February 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  13. ^ "Code Orange". Blackmosspress.com. 4 August 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  14. ^ "Fishing Poems". Blackmosspress.com. 14 July 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  15. ^ "The Pillow Books". Blackmosspress.com. 28 February 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  16. ^ Mulhallen, Karen (15 September 2007). Sea Horses. Black Moss Pr. ASIN 0887534333.
  17. ^ Mulhallen, Karen; Burnet, Virgil (28 December 2018). Renga talk. Pasdeloup Press. OCLC 190965062. Retrieved 28 December 2018 – via Open WorldCat.
  18. ^ Sea Light: Poems: Karen Mulhallen: 9780887533808: Books - Amazon.ca. ASIN 0887533809.
  19. ^ "The Grace of Private Passage". Blackmosspress.com. 28 February 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  20. ^ Mulhallen, Karen (28 December 1998). Herm on tour. Pasdeloup Press. ISBN 9780920214206. OCLC 42612081. Retrieved 28 December 2018 – via Open WorldCat.
  21. ^ Mulhallen, Karen (28 December 1997). The caverns of Ely. Pasdeloup Press. OCLC 38592750. Retrieved 28 December 2018 – via Open WorldCat.
  22. ^ War Surgery: (1981-1995) A Jazz Catafalque: Karen Mulhallen: 9780887532900: Literature: Amazon Canada. ASIN 088753290X.
  23. ^ "OCLC Classify -- an Experimental Classification Service". Classify.oclc.org. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  24. ^ In the Era of Acid Rain: Karen Mulhallen: 9780887532627: Literature: Amazon Canada. ASIN 0887532624.
  25. ^ Mulhallen, Karen. "Modern love : poems 1970-1989". Torontopubliclibrary.ca. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  26. ^ Mulhallen, Karen. "Sheba and Solomon". Torontopubliclibrary.ca. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  27. ^ Find in a library : Remember me! : Blake in our time : a keepsake book in celebration of an exhibition and symposium on the life and art of William Blake (1757-1827), Victoria University, Toronto. OCLC 659175616. Retrieved 28 December 2018 – via Worldcat.org.
  28. ^ Mulhallen, Karen (28 December 2018). Blake in Our Time: Essays in Honour of G.E. Bentley Jr. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 9781442641518. Retrieved 28 December 2018 – via Google Books.
  29. ^ Mulhallen, Karen (1995). Find in a library : Paper guitar : 27 writers celebrate 25 years of Descant magazine. HarperCollins. ISBN 9780006475101. OCLC 32742398. Retrieved 28 December 2018 – via Worldcat.org.
  30. ^ "CM Archive". Umanitoba.ca. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  31. ^ Mulhallen, Karen; Bennett, Donna; Brown, Russell, eds. (28 December 1982). "Tasks of passion: Dennis Lee at mid-career". Descant Editions. Retrieved 28 December 2018 – via National Library of Australia (new catalog).
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