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{{short description|Canadian poet (born 1966)}}
'''Karen Solie''' (born 1966) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[poet]].

Born in [[Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan|Moose Jaw]], Solie grew up on the family farm in southwest [[Saskatchewan]]. Over the years, she has worked as a farm hand, an espresso jerk, a groundskeeper, a newspaper reporter/photographer, an academic research assistant, and an English teacher. She currently resides in [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]].

Karen Solie's poetry, fiction and non-fiction have appeared in numerous North American journals, including ''[[Geist (magazine)|Geist]]'', ''[[The Fiddlehead]]'', ''[[Malahat Review|The Malahat Review]]'', ''Event'', ''[[Indiana Review]]'', ''[[Arc Poetry Magazine]]'', ''Other Voices'', and ''[[The Capilano Review]]''. She has also had her poetry published in the anthologies ''Breathing Fire'' (1995), ''Hammer and Tongs'' (1999), and ''Introductions: Poets Present Poets'' (2001). One of her short stories was featured in ''The Journey Prize Anthology 12'' (2000). Solie's poem "Prayers for the Sick" won second place in ''Arc'' Magazine's 2008 Poem of the Year Contest.

Solie was one of the judges for the 2007 [[Griffin Poetry Prize]], judged the 2012 [[The Walrus|Walrus]] Poetry Prize, and was a judge for the Poetry in Voice Canadian high school poetry recitation competition. In 2014, she was named as a trustee to the [[Griffin Poetry Prize|Griffin Trust for Excellence in Poetry]].

Her collection ''The Road in Is Not the Same Road Out'' was published in 2015.<ref>[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books-and-media/the-50-most-anticipated-books-of-2015-the-first-half-anyway/article22273982/ "The 50 most anticipated books of 2015 (the first half, anyway)"]. ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', January 2, 2015.</ref>

In 2015, she won the [[Latner Griffin Writers' Trust Poetry Prize]].<ref>[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books-and-media/rogers-writers-trust-fiction-prize-goes-to-author-andre-alexis/article27079751/ "André Alexis wins Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize"]. ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', November 3, 2015.</ref>

Her poetry book, ''The Caiplie Caves'', was published in 2019.<ref>[https://www.cbc.ca/books/20-works-of-canadian-poetry-to-check-out-in-spring-2019-1.4988169 "20 works of Canadian poetry to check out in spring 2019"]. [[CBC Books]], January 25, 2019.</ref>
Her latest poetry book, Wellwater, was released in 2025.

== Bibliography ==
*''Short Haul Engine'' (2001) – winner of the 2002 [[Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize]], shortlisted for the 2002 Canadian [[Griffin Poetry Prize]], the [[Gerald Lampert Award]], and the [[ReLit Award]]
*''Modern and Normal'' (2005) – shortlisted for the 2006 [[Trillium Book Award]] for Poetry, longlisted for the 2006 [[ReLit Awards|ReLit Award]]
*''Pigeon'' (2009) – winner of the 2010 Canadian [[Griffin Poetry Prize]], [[Pat Lowther Award]] and [[Trillium Book Award]] for Poetry
*''The Living Option'' (2013)
*''The Road In Is Not the Same Road Out'' (2015)
*''The Caiplie Caves'' (2019)
* ''A Sharing Economy'', [[Granta]] #141: Special ''Canada'', 2017, pp 114 – 115
*  ''Wellwater'' (2025)

==References==
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== External links ==
* [https://www.thepoetryextension.com/karen/ Conversation with Karen Solie] by ''The Poetry Extension''

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