Crispin Elsted
Crispin Elsted is a Canadian poet and publisher. He was born on May 31, 1947, to Dennis and Isabel Elsted. He is the co-founder, with his wife Jan Elsted, of the book-publishing company Barbarian Press.
Crispin Elsted
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- 1947
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- poet · typographer
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His poetry collection Climate and the Affections was a shortlisted finalist for the Governor General's Award for English-language poetry and the Gerald Lampert Award in 1996. Elsted has performed as a Shakespearean actor in repertory theatres and has composed, arranged and performed jazz and classical music. Both Crispin and Jan Elsted are teachers and have previously taught at Meadowridge School in Maple Ridge, British Columbia.
Work by Crispin Elsted is recorded in the collections of print collection of the national Library of BAnQ.
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The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 18 September 2026.
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