Though he first showed up as a poet, and spent his middle years mainly as a novelist, George Bowering (His Life: A Poem) has lately worked on both pop history (Bowering's BC and Egotists and Autocrats) and young adult fiction (Parents from Space and Diamondback Dog). Bowering lives in Vancouver and hangs out with poets young enough to be his kids - or worse. His Life: A Poem was shortlisted for the 2000 Governor-General's Award for Poetry.