Patrick Woodcock

Patrick Woodcock
Born
William Patrick Woodcock

1968 (age 57–58)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Occupations
  • Writer
  • poet
Years active1995–present
Notable workYou Can't Bury Them All
AwardsAlcuin Society Book Design Award for Poetry; Council of the Federation Literacy Award

William Patrick Woodcock (born 1968) is a Canadian writer and poet from Toronto.

Biography

Patrick Woodcock was born in 1968 in Toronto, Ontario.[1] His father is an Irishman who sang and wrote poems, and his mother taught ballet. Growing up, Woodcock studied a variety of musical instruments with his brother and sang in a choir; he attributes his career in writing to these childhood experiences, noting that he has "always had a very well-cultivated imagination".[1]

Woodcock is described as a travelling poet.[2] Seldom living in one area for too long, he has lived much of his life abroad, in countries such as Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bosnia, Russia, and Iraq.[1] His work has been translated into 14 languages,[3] published in Canada, the United States, and internationally.[1]

Woodcock's 2016 poetry book You Can't Bury Them All won the Alcuin Society Book Design Award for Poetry, and was shortlisted for the J. M. Abraham Poetry Award.[4] In 2024, Woodcock was awarded the Council of the Federation Literacy Award on behalf of United for Literacy for his work in the justice system of Nunavut.[5]

Publications

  • Woodcock, Patrick (1995). The Six O'clock Club. Oakville, ON: Mosaic Press. ISBN 978-0-8896-2606-5.[1]
  • —; Lockett, Steve (1996). AThElia. Oakville, ON: Mosaic Press. ISBN 978-0-8896-2632-4.[1]
  • — (1999). Scarring Endymion. Oakville, ON: Mosaic Press. ISBN 978-0-8896-2661-4.[1]
  • — (2004). The Challenged One. Oakville, ON: Mosaic Press. ISBN 978-0-8896-2806-9.[1]
  • — (2009). Always Die Before Your Mother. Toronto: ECW Press. ISBN 978-1-5502-2862-5.[6]
  • — (2013). Echo Gods and Silent Mountains. Toronto: ECW Press. ISBN 978-1-7704-1086-2.[7][8][9]
  • — (2016). You Can't Bury Them All. Toronto: ECW Press. ISBN 978-1-7704-1316-0.[10][11]
  • — (2023). Farhang Book One. Toronto: ECW Press. ISBN 978-1-7704-1751-9.[12][13]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Davis, Charlene (25 October 2010). "Patrick Woodcock". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Toronto: Historica Canada. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
  2. ^ [Oakville Beaver] (11 September 2012). "Traveling poet Patrick Woodcock stops at home before next adventure". Oakville Beaver. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
  3. ^ [TWUC]. "Patrick Woodcock". The Writers' Union of Canada. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
  4. ^ [WFNS]. "Author spotlight: Patrick Woodcock". Halifax, N.S.: Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
  5. ^ Dorward, Kira Wronska (26 September 2024). "Literacy award lauds Patrick Woodcock's work with the justice system". Penticton Herald. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
  6. ^ Parsons, Marnie (27 August 2009). "Always Die Before Your Mother, by Patrick Woodcock". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
  7. ^ Mooney, Jacob McArthur (25 July 2012). "Reporters in verse". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
  8. ^ Soloy, BJ (19 October 2012). "Cutbank Reviews: Echo Gods and Silent Mountains by Patrick Woodcock". Cutbank Online. University of Montana. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
  9. ^ Doda, Christopher. "Not all is on fire: Patrick Woodcock's Echo Gods and Silent Mountains". Arc Poetry Magazine. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
  10. ^ Jinje, Safa (March 2016). "You can't bury them all". Quill & Quire. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
  11. ^ Homa, Ava (2016). "Book review: You Can't Bury Them All". Kurdistan 24. Los Angeles. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
  12. ^ [CBC Books] (16 August 2023). "Farhang by Patrick Woodcock". CBC Books. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
  13. ^ Taylor, Tom (18 September 2023). "Iqaluit-based writer releases new book of poetry". Penticton Herald. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
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