Sources
| Source | ID | Link | Books | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GoodReads | 160367 | not fetched yet | 24 | 6 (25%) |
| Amazon | no author ID (search by name) | https://www.amazon.com/s?i=stripbooks&rh=p_27%3AAritha%20van%20Herk | 6 | 6 (100%) |
Most recent book on record
YYC POP - Poetic Portraits of People
Date: 2020-07-30
About
Aritha van Herk is a Canadian writer, critic, editor, and university professor.
Her parents and elder siblings immigrated to Canada from the Netherlands before she was born. She grew up in a bilingual home, speaking English and Dutch. In 1974, she married Robert Jay Sharp, who is a geologist. Van Herk studied Canadian literature and Creative Writing at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, graduating with a B.A. Honours in 1976, and an M.A. in 1978. Since 1983, Aritha van Herk has been teaching at the University of Calgary. She teaches Creative Writing, Canadian Literature, and Contemporary Narrative.
Her parents and elder siblings immigrated to Canada from the Netherlands before she was born. She grew up in a bilingual home, speaking English and Dutch. In 1974, she married Robert Jay Sharp, who is a geologist. Van Herk studied Canadian literature and Creative Writing at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, graduating with a B.A. Honours in 1976, and an M.A. in 1978. Since 1983, Aritha van Herk has been teaching at the University of Calgary. She teaches Creative Writing, Canadian Literature, and Contemporary Narrative.