• André Narbonne

    About André Narbonne

    André Narbonne spent ten years as a cadet and marine engineer on bulk carriers, tankers, fishery patrol and hydrographic vessels before working nightshift as a stationary engineer in a waste oil refinery to pay for his studies at Dalhousie University. He also tested capelin for a Newfoundland fish plant. He holds a PhD from the University of Western Ontario. His favourite band is the Kinks. He lives in Ottawa with Aeriana, Schrödinger, Helena, and Cordelia, two of whom are cats.

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    by  • August 4, 2012 • André Narbonne, O Sport!, Olympics, Poetry • 1 Comment

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    The following is part of our O Sport! Olympic poetry series in partnership with Poets and the News.      Our house was red brick and surrounded by summer. My sister and I sat on the step and imagined ourselves graceful like Olga Korbut. We watched her on t.v.— the child who wiped tears from her eyes...

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