John Sutherland
John Sutherland (21 February 1919 – 1 September 1956) was a Canadian poet, literary critic, and magazine editor based in Montreal, Quebec. Although he published numerous poems of his own, he was perhaps better known as the founder and editor of two important Canadian literary magazines, First Statement and Northern Review. He was the half-brother of actor Donald Sutherland and brother of the painter and poet Betty Sutherland (Boschka Layton, wife of poet Irving Layton).
John Sutherland
- Born
- 1919
- Died
- 1956
- Nationality
- Canada
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- editor · literary critic · poet · writer · editing staff
- Fields
- literature · poetry · literary criticism · Canadian poetry
- Languages
- English
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John Sutherland (21 February 1919 – 1 September 1956) was a Canadian poet, literary critic, and magazine editor based in Montreal, Quebec. Although he published numerous poems of his own, he was perhaps better known as the founder and editor of two important Canadian literary magazines, First Statement and Northern Review. He was the half-brother of actor Donald Sutherland and brother of the painter and poet Betty Sutherland (Boschka Layton, wife of poet Irving Layton).
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Born in 1919, died in 1956.
The recorded working language is English. The field of work recorded is literature, poetry and literary criticism. Residence is recorded at Sussex Court, University of Toronto.
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- 1.W. H. New, ed. Encyclopedia of Literature in Canada. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2002: 1079-80. .
- 2.Beard, William. Donald Sutherland. The Canadian Encyclopedia.
- 3.Rackham, Michèle. Reframing Montreal Modernisms: A Biographical Study of Betty Sutherland and her Work with First Statement, First Statement Press, Contact, Contact Press, and CIV/n. Carleton University. 2006.
- 4.John Sutherland, "The Writing of Patrick Anderson". First Statement, 1.19 (1943): 3– 6
- 5.John Barton and Billeh Nickerson, eds. Seminal: The Anthology of Canada's Gay Male Poets. Arsenal Pulp Press, 2007. .
- 6.John Sutherland, "Retraction". First Statement, 1.20 (1943): cover.
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