Anita Lahey’s latest books include her 2023 poetry collection While Supplies Last (Véhicule Press) and The Last Goldfish: a True Tale of Friendship, a finalist for the 2021 Ottawa Book Award. Series editor for the Best Canadian Poetry anthology, she’s been shortlisted for the Trillium Book Award for Poetry, the CBC Poetry Prize, and several National Magazine Awards for her journalism. She’s also the author of The Mystery Shopping Cart: Essays on Poetry and Culture. Anita lives with her family in Ottawa, on unceded Alongonquin, Anishinabek territory.
Anita Lahey
