Collected Verses

By Richard George

These verses are ones I have written and kept over the past 63 years. There are quatorzains, villanelles, sestinas, free verse and sonnet poems here as well as many forms I created for a specific occasion.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Richard George
• Release date: Oct 7, 2019
• ISBN: 9780463756706

Richard George

RICK GEORGE was appointed president and chief executive officer of Suncor Energy Inc. in 1991; he retired in spring 2012. He was named Canada’s Outstanding CEO of the Year in 1999 after leading a remarkable business turnaround at Suncor, and he received the Canadian Business Leader Award from the Alberta School of Business in 2000. George was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2007 for his leadership in the development of Canada’s natural resources sector,for his efforts to provide economic opportunities to Aboriginal communities, and for his commitment to sustainable development. Originally from Brush, Colorado, George lives with his family in Calgary, Alberta.

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