Search Location - Any -Canada Sort by RandomDate addedA -> ZZ -> A Apply Arielle Twist Arielle Twist is a Nehiyaw, Two-Spirit, Trans woman whose work reclaims and harnesses ancestral magic and memories. Originally from George… Grace Nichols Nichols was born in Guyana in 1950, and moved to live in the UK in 1977. Her work is influenced by the history and culture of her homeland, in… Wanda Coleman Wanda Coleman wrote 20 books of poetry and prose, focusing much of her work on the racism and poverty in Los Angeles. Never one to shy away from… Isabella Valancy Crawford Born in Dublin, Ireland, Isabella Valancy Crawford (1850-1887) emigrated to Canada with her family as a young girl, eventually settling in… Cole Swensen Cole Swensen is the author of 19 books of poetry, a collection of hybrid poetic essays, Art in Time, and a volume of critical essays, Noise… Soraya Peerbaye Born in London, Ontario, Soraya Peerbaye’s first collection of poetry, Poems for the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names, was nominated for… Kaie Kellough Kaie Kellough is a poet, sound performer, and fiction writer whose work crosses genres and disciplines. He is concerned with language, migration,… Oliver Wendell Holmes Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the American physician and writer Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894) began writing poetry when he was young,… Luljeta Lleshanaku Luljeta Lleshanaku was born in 1968 in Elbasan, Albania, living under family house arrest during the years of Enver Hoxha’s autocratic communist rule… Alycia Pirmohamed Alycia Pirmohamed is a Canadian-born poet living in Scotland. She started as a biology major until she had a transformative workshop near the end of… Neil Surkan Neil Surkan is the current Poet Laureate of Nanaimo, BC. Born in Penticton, BC, he is the author of the poetry collections Empties (forthcoming 2026… Kamau Brathwaite Born in Bridgetown, Barbados, Kamau Brathwaite is an internationally celebrated poet, performer, and cultural theorist. Co-founder of the Caribbean… Load More Language English
