Search Location - Any -Canada Sort by RandomDate addedA -> ZZ -> A Apply Gerard Manley Hopkins A devout Jesuit priest who struggled to reconcile his poetic ambitions with his religious vocation, Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844-1889) used the term… John Donne The English poet and Anglican priest John Donne (1572-1631) wrote in two distinctly different styles. His early poems reveled in earthly, sensual… Walt Whitman A passionate believer in the ideals of democracy, Walt Whitman first published his life’s great work, the American epic Leaves of Grass, in 1855, at… Lee Maracle Of Salish and Cree ancestry, Lee Maracle is originally from British Columbia. She has published over 10 books of poetry, fiction, and non-fiction and… E. J. Pratt Born Edwin John Dove Pratt in Western Bay, Newfoundland, E. J. Pratt lived most of his professional life in Toronto, Ontario, where he taught in… Robert Desnos The French poet Robert Desnos was a genius of automatic writing and a prophet of the Surrealist movement. He combined poetic language with… Adelaide Ann Proctor An English poet and philanthropist, Adelaide Ann Proctor wrote a popular two-volume collection of poetry called Legends and Lyrics. She was an… Angeline Schellenberg Angeline Schellenberg’s Manitoba Book Award-winning debut Tell Them It Was Mozart (Brick Books, 2016) was nominated a ReLit Award for Poetry. Her… bp Nichol Born Barrie Phillip Nichol in Vancouver, British Columbia, Nichol was a pioneer in the Canadian avant-garde literary scene and made major… Allen Ginsberg Born in Newark, New Jersey, Allen Ginsberg had a remarkable influence on late-20th-century popular culture, inspiring not only generations of poets… Souvankham Thammavongsa Born in the Lao refugee camp in Nong Khai, Thailand, Souvankham Thammavongsa was raised and educated in Toronto. She has written three poetry books,… Gwendolyn MacEwen Born in Toronto, Gwendolyn MacEwen (1941-1987) began writing and publishing while still in her teens, eventually publishing over 20 books in her… Load More Language English
