Alfred Wellington Purdy, O.C. (December 30, 1918 – April 21, 2000) is one of the most popular and important Canadian poets of the 20th century. Born in Wooler, Ontario Purdy went to Albert College in Belleville, Ontario, and Trenton Collegiate Institute in Trenton, Ontario. He served in the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II. Honours and awards Purdy has received include the Order of Canada (O.C.) in 1982, the Order of Ontario in 1987, … Wikipedia
The definitive Wikipedia entry for Al Purdy. Wikipedia is the biggest multilingual free-content encyclopedia on the Internet. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Purdy
During the first forty-odd years of his life, Al Purdy wrote a lot of bad poetry. Where others would have quit, Purdy persevered until he found his own distinctive voice. And what he said startled people. His unconventional works poeticized barroom bra archives.cbc.ca/IDD-1-74-1617/people/al_purdy/