Robert Bringhurst is a Canadian poet, typographer, and author whose books include Selected Poems (Copper Canyon Press, 2012), Everywhere Being Is Dancing, and Ursa Major. His book The Elements of Typographic Style is considered one of the most influential references on typography and book design available. Bringhurst has a strong interest in linguistics and has translated work from classical Greek, Arabic, Navajo, and Haida. Named an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2013, he lives on Quadra Island in British Columbia with his wife.
Photograph by Kay Amert.
WORKS THAT HAVE APPEARED IN NARRATIVE:
- The Heart Is Oil, poetry, in Poems of the Week: 2013–2014