Tim Lilburn

Tim Lilburn

male
Tim Lilburn (born in Regina, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian poet. "Kill-Site" (2003) was awarded the Governor General's Award. He teaches at the...
Margaret Atwood

Margaret Atwood

female, 70 years old
Many commend Margaret Atwood for her ability of depicting individual and worldly troubles of universal concern (Study Guide). Over thirty years,...
Patrick Lane

Patrick Lane

male, 70 years old
Patrick Lane (born March 26, 1939) is a Canadian poet, the recipient of almost every major literary prize in Canada. Born in Nelson, British...
Fred Wah

Fred Wah

male, 70 years old
Frederick James Wah (born January 23, 1939) is a Canadian-Chinese poet, novelist, and scholar. Wah was born in Swift Current, Saskatchewan, but...
George Elliott Clarke

George Elliott Clarke

male, 49 years old
George Elliott Clarke is a Canadian poet and playwright. Born in Windsor Plains, Nova Scotia, he has spent much of his career writing about the...
Roy Miki

Roy Miki

male, 67 years old
Roy Akira Miki (born October 10, 1942) is a Canadian poet and scholar. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba to second generation Japanese-Canadian parents,...
Dionne Brand

Dionne Brand

female, 56 years old
Dionne Brand (born January 7, 1953) is a Canadian poet, novelist, and non-fiction writer who focuses on issues relating to black women.
Lorna Crozier

Lorna Crozier

female, 61 years old
Lorna Crozier (born 24 May 1948) is a Canadian poet. She has also been credited as Lorna Uher. Born in Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Crozier...
Don McKay

Don McKay

male, 67 years old
Don McKay (born 1942) is an award-winning Canadian poet, editor, and educator. Born in Owen Sound, Ontario, McKay was educated at the University of...
Michael Ondaatje

Michael Ondaatje

male, 66 years old
Philip Michael Ondaatje, OC,, (born 12 September, 1943) is a Sri Lankan Canadian novelist and poet, perhaps best known for his Booker Prize winning...