news | Tuesday October 8, 2024

In Memoriam: Roy Miki, 1942–2024

It is with heavy hearts that we learned of the passing of prolific author, editor, academic, and community leader Roy Miki. Miki taught in the English department at Simon Fraser University for over thirty years, and was instrumental in the achievement of Japanese Canadian Redress. He received the Order of Canada in 2006 and the Order of British Columbia in 2009. Roy published seven books with Talon, including Flow: Poems Collected and New, and edited volumes by or about Roy Kiyooka, bpNichol, and Muriel Kitagawa. His passing will be widely mourned and his presence sorely missed. Our condolences to all who knew him, loved him, and were enriched by his words, wisdom, and activism.