Bertrand Bickersteth

{{Short description|Canadian poet}}

Bertrand Bickersteth is a Canadian poet.[https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thenextchapter/full-episode-nov-7-2020-1.5787880/bertrand-bickersteth-s-the-response-of-weeds-poetically-explores-the-black-canadian-experience-in-full-bloom-1.5787886 "Bertrand Bickersteth's The Response of Weeds poetically explores the Black Canadian experience in full bloom"]. The Next Chapter, November 6, 2020. His debut collection, The Response of Weeds, was published in 2020 and won the Gerald Lampert Award from the League of Canadian Poets in 2021.Charlie Smith, [https://www.straight.com/arts/vancouver-poet-jillian-christmas-and-ubc-creative-writing-professor-ian-williams-win-national "Vancouver poet Jillian Christmas and UBC creative writing professor Ian Williams win national awards"]. The Georgia Straight, May 6, 2021.

From Calgary, Alberta,Pamela Fieber, [https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/poet-bertrand-bickersteth-growing-up-black-alberta-book-the-response-of-weeds-1.5902049 "Poet Bertrand Bickersteth explores growing up Black in Alberta"]. CBC News Calgary, February 5, 2021. he is a communication instructor at Olds College.Sean McIntosh, [https://www.reddeeradvocate.com/news/olds-college-instructors-work-named-to-alberta-reads-book-club-poetry-shortlist/ "Olds College instructor's work named to Alberta Reads Book Club Poetry Shortlist"]. Red Deer Advocate, March 13, 2021. In addition to his poetry, he has also published academic work on Black Canadian culture, including the history of Black Canadian settlement in Western Canada and critical analysis of the work of Wayde Compton and Canisia Lubrin.{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}}

The Response of Weeds was also shortlisted for the Stephan G. Stephansson Award for Poetry and the City of Calgary W. O. Mitchell Book Prize at the 2021 Alberta Literary Awards.[https://www.cbc.ca/books/bertrand-bickersteth-and-will-ferguson-among-writers-shortlisted-for-2021-alberta-literary-awards-1.5984213 "Bertrand Bickersteth and Will Ferguson among writers shortlisted for 2021 Alberta Literary Awards"]. CBC Books, April 12, 2021.