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with a B.A. in psychology. Pick received her MA in philosophy from
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MΔsΓc autorskΓ©ho ΔtenΓ" (The Month Of
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for Poetry. The book itself was short-listed for the League of
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Arts and Letters Awards, Newfoundland Arts Council, Poetry β 2005
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won the Canadian Jewish Book Award and was nominated for the 2011
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Gregory Power Awards for Poetry, Memorial University β 2006
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Lampman-Scott Award (Best Book by an Ottawa Poet) β 2008
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