Search Location - Any -Canada Sort by RandomDate addedA -> ZZ -> A Apply T.L. Murphy Tim Murphy grew up in North Carolina and attended Eckerd College in St.Petersburg, Florida. He immigrated to Canada in 1978. He worked briefly… Emily Dickinson One of the most important poets in the development of American poetry, Emily Dickinson, who was born in Amherst, Massachusetts, died virtually… Patrick Lane Patrick Lane, one of Canada’s most beloved poets, wrote from a self-confessed “desire to salvage some beauty from a fallen world.” His poetry,… Paul Laurence Dunbar The son of former slaves, Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872-1906) was born in Dayton, Ohio. Dunbar published his first poem at 14 and was nationally… Langston Hughes James Mercer Langston Hughes was born in Joplin, Missouri, and was raised by his grandmother after his parents divorced. Both of Hughes’ great… John Milton In an act of striking tenacity, the English poet John Milton (1608-1674) wrote his epic masterpiece Paradise Lost after he had gone blind, reciting… Connie Fife From Saskatchewan, Connie Fife is a Cree poet who studied at the En’owkin International School of Writing. She has written and edited several books… Victoria Chang Victoria Chang is a poet born in 1970 in Detroit, the daughter of an engineer and a teacher, both immigrants from Taiwan. Obit, her fifth poetry… Chimwemwe Undi Chimwemwe Undi is Winnipeg Poet Laureate for 2023 and 2024. Her writing is grounded in storytelling and spoken word traditions, and has been featured… Herman Melville Though the American writer Herman Melville (1819-1891) is most famous for his visionary novel Moby-Dick, he was also a poet of great distinction.… Liana Cusmano Liana Cusmano (iel), connu aussi sous les noms Luca et BiCurious George, est écrivain, cinéaste, éducateur en arts et artiste de spoken word. Iel a… Matthew Walsh Born in Halifax, Matthew Walsh is a queer poet who grew up just outside Musquodobit Harbour, along the eastern shore of Nova Scotia. Small towns… Load More Language English
