Ward, Frances
Biography
Frances Ward (a.k.a. f.ward), (poet, visual artist, editor, publisher) was born in Manchester, U.K. of English/Italian descent, and emigrated to Canada as a child. She has spent most of her adult years in Hamilton and surrounding area. Ward is a multi-media artist who creates 2 & 3 dimensional works through the use of found materials and images; welding, collage, assemblage, printing, painting, photography and writing. Her award winning visual art has been exhibited nationally and internationally. She is the author of three solo collections of poetry; "side effects", "Life & Ledger" and "The writer seems unaware…" and was founder/publisher/editor of "Hammered Out", a literary journal based in Hamilton (2003 to 2008). Her poetry and reviews have been published in many anthologies and journals over the years. In 2006 her poem "Bush, Baghdad & The Bachelorette" won the Arts Hamilton Award for Best Poem. She is an executive member of Hamilton Poetry Centre.
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Published Work
2003. The writer seems unaware... Hamilton: Peter Street Publishing. (Poetry)
2002. Life and ledger. Hamilton: Peter Street Publishing. (Poetry)
2001. Side effects. Hamilton: Peter Street Publishing. (Poetry)
