Oana AvasilichioaeiOana Avasilichioaei interweaves poetry, translation, photography, sound, and performance to explore an expanded idea of language (whether textual, visual, aural, etc.) as reverberatory and evolutionary, polylingual and polyphonic poetics, historical tructures, borders and movement. Her six poetry collections include We, Beasts (Wolsak & Wynn, 2012, A. M. Klein Prize for Poetry) and Limbinal. Recent sound-performance works include EIGHT OVER TWO (2019, Semi Silent Award) and OPERATOR (2018), and she is currently writing a libretto for a one-act opera (FAWN, Toronto). She has also translated eight books of poetry and prose from French and Romanian, including Bertrand Laverdure's Readopolis (Book*hug, 2017, Governor General's Literary Award). Based in Montréal, Avasilichioaei frequently crosses borders to perform her work in Canada, the United States, and Europe. She was also the 2018 Audain Visual Artist in Residence at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver. See oanalab.com.
Eight Track Finalist 2020 The A. M. Klein Prize for Poetry Finalist 2020 Governor General's Literary Award for Poetry
Wigrum Runner-up 2014 Alcuin Award for Book Design in Canada Winner 2012 Grafika Grand Prize Winner (Typography) Read More Read Less