Theresa Kishkan

Works by Theresa Kishkan:

• Blue Portugal and Other Essays
• The Weight of the Heart
• Inishbream
• Mnemonic: A Book of Trees
• The Age of Water Lilies
• Sisters of the Grass
• A Man in a Distant Field
• Euclid's Orchid and Other Essays
• Winter Wren
• Patrin: A Novella
• Phantom Limb
• Red Laredo Boots
• Black Cup
• Morning Glory
• I THOUGHT I COULD SEE AFRICA
• IKONS OF THE HUNT
• ARRANGING THE GALLERY

From ABC BookWorld, "Theresa Kishkan has have lived on both coasts of Canada as well as in Greece, Ireland, and England. She was educated at the Universities of Victoria (B.A., with Honours, 1978) and British Columbia (MFA, not completed). In August, 1985, she was part of a collaborative effort staged at the Vancouver Museum which featured Judy Chicago's Birth Project and the writing of women poets and novelists concerned with the issue of childbirth. A cycle of Kishkan's poems from Ikons of the Hunt was set to music by Canadian composer Steve Tittle. The composition, "Charms & Spells" was sung by Rosemarie Landry and received its world premiere at the Scotia Festival in 1987. It was recorded by CBC Stereo for broadcast on Arts National. Kishkan has taught writing classes, ranging from workshops for young children to writing courses for adults at the college level. She has given many public readings and participated in literary festivals. Her interests include natural and regional history, textiles, classical literature and gardening."

She appeared in the Sunshine Coast Festival of Written Arts, Sechelt in 2002, 2016, and 2023.