CBC LISTEN | November 13th, 2023
Barry McKinnon turned Prince George into a place worthy of poetry. He died Oct. 30. CBC's Sophie Woodrooffe explores the role of poetry in modern society through McKinnon's poem "Pearl”.

November 7th, 2023

In memory of Barry McKinnon: long-time CNC English instructor, award-winning poet, editor, publisher, designer, and promoter.

CBC | November 5th, 2023
McKinnon is credited with kicking off Prince George, B.C.'s literary scene and mentoring new writers

Neil Godbout | November 3rd, 2023
Acclaimed Prince George poet Barry McKinnon, a longtime English instructor at the College of New Caledonia, has passed away.

McKinnon was the author of more than twenty books and chapbooks over his career of more than 40 years. His 1980 book, the the, was a Governor General’s Literary Award finalist in 1981. A later book, pulplog, won the 1992 Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize for best poetry book in B.C.

CBC | November 2nd, 2023

One of the founding faculty members of the College of New Caledonia and a pioneer of Prince George's literary scene Barry McKinnon is being mourned. Friend and colleague John Harris speaks with Carolina de Ryk.

Paul E Nelson | November 1st, 2023
“I am terribly saddened to report the death of Prince George poet Barry McKinnon. Barry and I, with Nadine Maestas and George Stanley edited the first anthology of Cascadia poetry Make it True: Poetry From Cascadia in 2015. “

Rob Mclennan | November 1st, 2023
“…I don’t precisely recall when I started interacting with McKinnon, but I know I was reading his work in the early 1990s, sitting in the Morriset Library at the University of Ottawa reading The the. (Coach House Press, 1980), i wanted to say something (Red Deer College Press, 1990) and Pulp/Log (Caitlin Press, 1991), all of which became important for me in terms of thinking of the cadence and breadth of the long poem.”