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Canadian poets

42 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Amal El-MohtarAuthor · BooksAmal El-Mohtar (born 1984) is a Canadian writer, poet and literary critic.
Anne MichaelsAuthor · BooksAnne Michaels was a Canadian poet, novelist, pedagogue, writer, university teacher and scholar of english (born 1958). She was born at Toronto.
Austin ClarkeAuthor · BooksAustin Clarke was a Canadian novelist, journalist, poet and writer (1934–2016). He was born at Saint James and died at Toronto.
Brion GysinPhotographer · PhotographyBrion Gysin (1916–1986) was a United States writer, poet and painter.
Carol ShieldsAuthor · BooksCarol Shields (1935–2003) was a Canadian poet, novelist and writer.
Charles de LintAuthor · BooksCharles de Lint was a Canadian novelist, writer, poet and musician (born 1951). He was born at Bussum.
Chava RosenfarbAuthor · BooksChava Rosenfarb was a Canadian translator, poet, writer and playwright (1923–2011). She was born at Łódź and died at Lethbridge.
Chief Dan GeorgeAuthor · BooksChief Dan George was a Canadian actor, traditional leader or chief, poet and autobiographer (1899–1981). He was born at Vancouver.
Dany LaferrièreArtist · PaintingsDany Laferrière (born 1953) is a Canadian poet, novelist and filmmaker.
Élisabeth VonarburgAuthor · BooksÉlisabeth Vonarburg (born 1947) is a Canadian translator, writer and novelist.
Elizabeth BishopAuthor · BooksElizabeth Bishop (1911–1979) was an American poet, writer and translator.
Félix LeclercPerson · Music memorabiliaFélix Leclerc (1914–1988) was a Canadian poet, singer-songwriter and writer.
George WoodcockAuthor · BooksGeorge Woodcock was a Canadian writer, literary critic, poet, historian, biographer and anarchist (1912–1995). He was born at Winnipeg and died at Vancouver.
Gilles VigneaultAuthor · BooksGilles Vigneault (born 1928) is a Canadian poet, writer and songwriter.
Gordon LightfootPerson · Music memorabiliaGordon Lightfoot (1938–2023) was a Canadian singer-songwriter, poet and actor.
Jacques GodboutAuthor · BooksJacques Godbout was a Canadian journalist, poet, playwright, writer, novelist and film director (born 1933). He was born at Montreal.
John McCraeAuthor · BooksJohn McCrae (1872–1918) was a Canadian poet, physician and university teacher.
Joni MitchellAuthor · BooksJoni Mitchell (born 1943) was a Canada singer, songwriter and painter.
Josef ŠkvoreckýAuthor · BooksJosef Škvorecký (1924–2012) was a Czech writer, linguist and translator.
K’naanPerson · Film memorabiliaK’naan (born 1978) is a Canadian poet, writer and singer.
Kadim Al SahirAuthor · BooksKadim Al Sahir was an Iraqi and Canadian actor, composer, songwriter, poet, singer and lyricist (born 1957). He was born at Mosul.
Leonard CohenPerson · Music memorabiliaLeonard Cohen (1934–2016) was a Canada singer-songwriter, poet and street artist.
Louis-Honoré FréchetteAuthor · BooksLouis-Honoré Fréchette was a Canadian poet, playwright, writer, politician, storyteller and essayist (1839–1908). He was born at Lévis and died at Montreal.
Lucy Maud MontgomeryAuthor · BooksLucy Maud Montgomery (1874–1942) was a Canadian writer, novelist and poet.
Margaret AtwoodAuthor · BooksMargaret Atwood (born 1939) is a Canadian writer, poet and novelist.
Marie-Claire BlaisAuthor · BooksMarie-Claire Blais was a Canadian and French playwright, novelist, writer, poet and screenwriter (1939–2021). She was born at Quebec City and died at Key West.
Maurice DekobraPerson · Film memorabiliaMaurice Dekobra was a French and Canadian writer, screenwriter, journalist, film director, poet and translator (1885–1973). He was born at 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris and died at 18th arrondissement of Paris.
Miodrag KojadinovićPhotographer · PhotographyMiodrag Kojadinović (born 1961) was a Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia anthropologist, linguist and poet.
Mylène FarmerAuthor · BooksMylène Farmer (born 1961) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, writer and singer.
Northrop FryeAuthor · BooksNorthrop Frye (1912–1991) was a Canadian writer, philosopher and pedagogue.
Octave CrémazieAuthor · BooksOctave Crémazie was a Canadian poet, writer and bookseller (1827–1879). He was born at Quebec City and died at Le Havre.
Pauline JohnsonAuthor · BooksPauline Johnson (1861–1913) was a Canadian writer, poet and actress.
Peter RobinsonAuthor · BooksPeter Robinson was a British and Canadian writer, poet and novelist (1950–2022). He was born at Castleford and died at Toronto.
Prvoslav VujcicAuthor · BooksPrvoslav Vujcic (born 1960) is a Canadian poet, writer and philosopher.
Rachel KornAuthor · BooksRachel Korn (1898–1982) was a Polish-born Canadian Yiddish-language poet and author whose literary career spanned significant historical upheavals across Eastern Europe and North America. Writing principally in Yiddish,
Raymond LévesqueAuthor · BooksRaymond Lévesque was a Canadian singer-songwriter, poet, playwright, composer, actor and autobiographer (1928–2021). He was born at Montreal.
Rebecca ElsonAuthor · BooksRebecca Elson was a Canadian and British astronomer, poet and writer (1960–1999). She was born at Montreal and died at Cambridge.
Robert W. ServiceAuthor · BooksRobert W. Service was a Canadian war correspondent, poet, writer, novelist and autobiographer (1874–1958). He was born at Preston and died at Lancieux.
Rupi KaurIllustrator · IllustrationRupi Kaur (born 1992) was a Canada scrivener, illustrator and poet.
Susanna MoodieArtist · PaintingsSusanna Moodie (1803–1885) was a Canadian poet, writer and painter.
TabloAuthor · BooksTablo (born 1980) was a Canada singer, composer and poet.
Wyndham LewisIllustrator · IllustrationWyndham Lewis (1882–1957) was a United Kingdom painter, writer and journalist.

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