Search Location - Any -Canada Sort by RandomDate addedA -> ZZ -> A Apply Layli Long Soldier Layli Long Soldier earned a BFA from the Institute of American Indian Arts and an MFA with honors from Bard College. She is the author of the… Jillian Christmas Jillian Christmas was born and raised in Markham, Ontario. She currently lives on the unceded territories of the Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh and… 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… Tonja Gunvaldsen Klaassen Tonja Gunvaldsen Klaassen is a forager and poet. She has published three collections of poetry, performed at OBEY unconventional music… Mercedes Eng Mercedes Xue mei Eng is a prairie-born poet living on the unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and… Emily Brontë Best-known for her novel Wuthering Heights, Emily Brontë (1818-1848) was born in Thornton, England. She was the second eldest of the famous… Elinor Wylie Raised within the elite circles of Washington, D.C., American poet Elinor Wylie (1885-1928) was encouraged to write by her literary friends John… 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… M. NourbeSe Philip As a poet, writer, and lawyer, M. NourbeSe Philip is committed to tackling issues of gender, race, language, and place in her work. She has received… Stephanie Bolster Born in Vancouver, Stephanie Bolster teaches in and coordinates the creative writing program at Concordia University in Montreal. Her first book,… Ian Keteku Ian Keteku is the 2010 World Poetry Slam champion. He uses his voice to inspire messages of peace, action and critical thought. His work follows… 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… Load More Language English