Search Location - Any -Canada Sort by RandomDate addedA -> ZZ -> A Apply Michael Fraser Michael Fraser was born in Grenada, arrived in Toronto at age 5, moved to Edmonton, Alberta at age 7, then returned to Toronto at age 14. While… Méira Cook Méira Cook was born in Johannesburg and worked as a journalist in South Africa. Since coming to Canada, she has published widely as a poet and… Ben Jonson The poet and dramatist Ben Jonson (1572-1637) was a major literary figure of the Renaissance period and a contemporary of William Shakespeare.… Sue Goyette Sue Goyette was born in Sherbrooke, Quebec. When she was in high school, she loved the work of Hector de Saint-Denys Garneau. She has won the … Liam Coady For poet, actor and organizer, Liam Coady, artistry — like life itself — is about bringing forces together and making meaningful connections.… Donald Platt Donald Platt is a poet born in Florida, the author of eight collections. His latest, Swansdown, dedicated to a beloved brother with Down’s syndrome,… Yone Noguchi The influential Yone Noguchi (1875-1947) was the first poet born in Japan to publish in English. He moved to San Francisco in 1893, and his first… Wilfred Owen Inspired by his friend and fellow war poet Siegfried Sassoon, British soldier Wilfred Owen (1893-1918) wrote brutal, frightening poems about the… George Meredith The English novelist and poet George Meredith was friends with many important writers of the Victorian Era, including Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Thomas… El Jones El Jones is a spoken word poet, an educator, journalist, and a community activist living in African Nova Scotia. She was the fifth Poet Laureate of… Maggie Estep Maggie Estep was a spoken-word poet and novelist and born in 1963 in New Jersey. She is best known for popularizing slam poetry in the 1990s with… Margaret Fuller The American poet Sarah Margaret Fuller (1810-1850) is associated with Ralph Waldo Emerson and the Transcendental movement. Considered an early… Load More Language English
