Camille Martin facts for kids
Camille Martin (born in 1956) is a Canadian poet and collage artist. A collage artist creates art by gluing different materials like paper, fabric, or photos onto a surface. She lived in New Orleans for 14 years. In 2005, after Hurricane Katrina, she moved to Toronto, Canada.
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About Camille Martin
Her Early Life and Schooling
Camille Martin was born in El Dorado, Arkansas, in 1956. She spent most of her childhood in Lafayette, Louisiana. She loved music and earned a Master of Music degree in Piano Performance and Literature in 1980. This means she was very good at playing the piano and studying music.
Later, she studied poetry. In 1996, she earned a Master of Fine Arts degree in Poetry from the University of New Orleans. Her collection of poems, called at peril, was very well received. She continued her studies and received a PhD in English in 2003 from Louisiana State University. She also received awards and grants to help her with her poetry writing.
Her Work as a Writer
Camille Martin has written five full-length poetry books. These include Blueshift Road (published in 2021), Looms (2012), and Sonnets (2010). She has also published four smaller collections of poems called chapbooks. Her poems have appeared in many journals in different countries. Her work has even been translated into Spanish and German.
She also helped edit and translate two books with John P. Clark. These books were about social ideas and history.
From 2006 to 2010, Camille Martin taught literature and writing at Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University). She also helped with a literary journal there. She co-organized poetry readings and hosted a radio show about literature.
Today, Camille Martin writes essays about poetry and art on her blog, Rogue Embryo. She also has a website, CamilleMartin.ca, where you can learn more about her poetry and collage art.
Her Published Books
Poetry Books and Chapbooks
- Blueshift Road. Toronto: Rogue Embryo Press, 2021.
- Looms. Bristol, U.K.: Shearsman Books, 2012.
- Sonnets. Exeter, U.K.: Shearsman Books, 2010.
- Codes of Public Sleep. Toronto: BookThug, 2007.
- Sesame Kiosk. Elmwood, Conn.: Potes & Poets Press, 2001.
- If Leaf, Then Arpeggio. Ottawa: Above/Ground Press, 2011.
- Magnus Loop. Tucson: Chax Press, 1999.
- Rogue Embryo. New Orleans: Lavender Ink, 1999.
- Plastic Heaven. New Orleans: Single-author issue of Fell Swoop, 1996.
