Search Location - Any -Canada Sort by RandomDate addedA -> ZZ -> A Apply Oliver Wendell Holmes Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the American physician and writer Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894) began writing poetry when he was young,… 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… Lady Mary Chudleigh An English poet and essayist, Lady Mary Chudleigh (1656-1710) educated herself at a time when women rarely had access to formal education. Part of… Salima Tourkmani-MacDonald Salima Tourkmani-MacDonald is a poet and performer of Algerian-Canadian ancestry, from Riverview, New Brunswick. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in… Wallace Stevens The widely respected Modernist poet Wallace Stevens was born in Reading, Pennsylvania. While living in New York in his twenties, he was friends with… Ashley Obscura Ashley Obscura is a Canadian-Mexican poet, publisher, and editor whose work is devoted to expanding poetry across platforms, formats, and communities… Susan Glickman Susan Glickman grew up in Montreal and though she lives in Toronto now, she has published all eight of her poetry titles with Signal Editions of… Fariha Róisín Fariha Róisín is a multidisciplinary artist, born in Ontario, Canada. She was raised in Sydney, Australia, and is based in Los Angeles, California.… Ruth Roach Pierson Ruth Roach Pierson is a poet who lives in Toronto. She has published four collections of vivid, thought-provoking poetry, including Aide-Mémoire, a… Octavio Paz Nobel Prize–winning Mexican poet Octavio Paz published his first poems as a teenager. He studied law and worked as a diplomat, spending six years… Fred Wah Fred Wah lives in Vancouver and in the West Kootenays. His poetry, fiction, and non-fiction has received numerous literary awards. He was Canada’s… Amy Uyematsu Amy Uyematsu, born and raised in Southern California, is the author of six poetry collections that draw on her experiences as a third-generation… Load More Language English
