Douglas Glover is a Canadian writer. He was raised on his family's tobacco farm just outside Waterford, Ontario. He has published five short story collections, four novels (including Elle which won the 2003 Governor-General's Award for Fiction), three books of essays, and The Enamoured Knight, a monograph on Don Quixote and novel form. His 1993 novel, The Life and Times of Captain N., was edited by Gordon Lish and released by Alfred A. Knopf. His most recent book is an essay collection, The Erotics of Restraint: Essays on Literary Form (Biblioasis, 2019).
He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy from York University in 1969 and an M.Litt. in philosophy at the University of Edinburgh in 1971. He taught philosophy at the University of New Brunswick in 1971–72 and then worked as a reporter and editor on newspapers in Saint John, New Brunswick; Peterborough, Ontario; Montreal, Quebec; and Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, until 1979. In 1982, he received a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Iowa's Iowa Writers' Workshop.
Glover is a member of the core faculty of the MFA in Writing program at the Vermont College of Fine Arts. He has previously taught at Skidmore College, Colgate University, and the University of Albany. He was the 2005 McGee Professor of Writing at Davidson College. He has been writer-in-residence at University of New Brunswick, Saint Thomas University, the University of Lethbridge and Utah State University. From October 1994 to October 1996, he was host of a weekly radio interview program called The Book Show at WAMC in Albany, NY. From 1994 to 2006, he edited the annual anthology Best Canadian Stories. From 2010 to 2013, he wrote regularly for the international affairs magazine Global Brief. In 2010, he founded the online literary magazine, Numéro Cinq, which he edited until it ceased publication in August, 2017.
He has two sons Jacob Glover and Jonah Glover.
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Some of their strengths
Douglas Glover has many admirable traits.
Based on spiritual traditions from around the world, they are someone who can be described as Energetic, Generous, Passionate, Intuitive, Perseverent, Artistic, and Brave.
Intense and Passionate
According to Mysticism’s Astrology tradition, Douglas Glover is someone who is an intense, passionate, and intuitive person who is fiercely independent, authentic and direct when engaging with others. A person who really cares about helping others make the most of what they have.
Soulful and Intuitive
Based on Daoism’s Ba-Zi or ‘Chinese Zodiac’ tradition, people who know Douglas Glover well know them as someone who can be graceful, romantic, and reserved, like gentle rain.
Truthful and Kind
According to Hinduism’s Jyotisha or ‘Vedic Astrology’ tradition, many would also describe Douglas Glover as someone who is honest, compassionate, imaginative, and instinctual.
A person who enjoys new challlenges, is a magnet for attracting other creative types, good at identifying opportunities, and who is good at forming loyal, lifelong friendships.
Social and Intuitive
Based on the Mayan Tzolk’in or ‘Mayan Astrology’ tradition, Douglas Glover is someone who values forming deep friendships and relationships, and who has strong intuition and reasoning skills .
They are also someone who is calm, comforting, and stable, and who loves stability and being a good friend and loyal partner.
Mysterious and Methodical
According to Judaism’s Kabbalah tradition, Douglas Glover tends to be someone who can come across as mysterious and intense, who can be a complex thinker who is methodical and intuitive, and who can overcome challenges that most others would not be able to.
Some of Douglas Glover's challenges
While Douglas Glover has many strengths, nobody is perfect. They also have some challenging traits they need to manage.
For example, Douglas Glover can be Impulsive, Complicated, Brusque, Stubborn, Idle, Short-tempered, and Unrealistic.
Complicated and Brusque
One of Douglas Glover's key challenges is that they are someone who can be complicated and gruff with others.
Unrealistic and Indecisive
Douglas Glover is someone who can be unrealistic, indecisive, and lacking in confidence, who can be impulsive when it comes to making important decisions, have difficulty collaborating with others, can be argumentative and not willling to accept criticism, and who can be disappointed by the high expectations they place on others.
Sensitive and Aggressive
Finally, Douglas Glover also can be too "touchy-feely", have a hard time expressing feelings, be too aggressive and headstrong, and be too unforgiving of others' mistakes.
