Out of print Alice Major was born in Scotland and grew up in Scarborough, Ontario. She went west as a journalist and now lives and works in Edmonton, Alberta, where she is the former Poet Laureate. She has also been … Continued
Gail Fox lives (b. 1942) was born in Connecticut and came to Canada in 1963. She lived for many years in Kingston, Ontario, where she was associated with Quarry magazine and with poets based in Kingston. She … Continued
Born and educated in England, W. J. Keith taught English at University College, University of Toronto, for many years. He acted as editor of University of Toronto Quarterly and was the author of many authoritative studies of Canadian literature. He … Continued
Anne Corkett lives in Orangeville, Ontario. She has published three volumes of poetry and, with Rosemary Kilbourn, selected poems by Richard Outram and images by Thoreau MacDonald for South of North: Images of Canada (The Porcupine’s Quill, 2007). “Corkett reveals … Continued
Richard Outram (1930-2005) was born in Port Hope but the family moved to Toronto and he attended high school in Leaside and then the University in Toronto, where he was influenced by Northrop Frye. He later worked at the CBC … Continued
Bernadette Rule was born in Kentucky, educated at Purdue University, and now lives in Dundas, Ontario. She taught English at Mohawk College. where she also hosted a weekly arts-interview radio program, Art Waves (archive.org/details/artwaves). Rule serves on the executive of … Continued
Out of print. Award-winning writer John Terpstra was born in Brockville, Ontario, spent much of his childhood in Edmonton and now lives in Hamilton, Ontario, where he works as a carpenter and writes. He has published eight books of poetry … Continued
Born and raised in Toronto, where she graduated in English Lang and Lit (and later took an M.A.) from the University of Toronto, Mia Anderson spent the next 25 or 30 years on the stage, in London, England (‘Theatre of … Continued
Out of print. Douglas Lochhead died 15 March 2011 at the age of 88. Author of a dozen and a half volumes of poetry, he lived latterly in Sackville, New Brunswick. Born in Guelph, Ontario, he would become University … Continued
Susan McCaslin was born in the United States and lives in Langley, British Columbia, with her husband and daughter. She has published fourteen collections of poetry and has edited two anthologies. She studied at the University of Washington, Simon Fraser, … Continued