1. Octave Crémazie (1827)

Canadian Poet

French Canadian poet known for patriotic poetic works such as Le vieux soldat canadien and Le Drapeau de Carillon. A collection of his complete works was published three years after...

2. Émile Nelligan (1879)

Canadian Poet

Acclaimed Symbolist poet known for such works as "Le Vaisseau d'Or" and "Christ en Croix." His complete poems were translated into English by Fred Cogswell in 1983.

3. Rina Lasnier (1915)

Canadian Poet

Canadian poet who was honored with many titles including the Prix David in 1943 and 1974 and the Lorne Pierce Medal in 1974.

4. Margaret Avison (1918)

Canadian Poet

Canadian poet known for collections such as Winter Sun, The Dumbfounding, and No Time. She received both the Governor General's Award and the Griffin Poetry Prize.

5. Milton Acorn (1923)

Canadian Poet

Canadian poet, dramatist, and author known for The Island Means Minago, I've Tasted My Blood, and other poetry collections. He was a recipient of both the Governor General's Award and...

6. Gilles Vigneault (1928)

Canadian Poet

Canadian poet, musician, and publisher associated with the development of the Quebecois chanson (song). His numerous chanson recordings include A la Comedie-Canadienne, Mon Pays, and Le Nord du Nord.

7. Bill bissett (1939)

Canadian Poet

Experimental poet and musician best known for his sound poetry. His numerous poetic works include Hard 2 beleev, What Poetiks, Tuff shit: [love pomes], and Inkorrect thots.

8. Evelyn Lau (1971)

Canadian Poet

Chinese-Canadian poet, author, and 2011 Poet Laureate of the city of Vancouver. Her award-winning poetry collections include You are Not Who You Claim, Oedipal Dreams, and Living Under Plastic.

9. Anne Carson (1950)

Canadian Poet

Canadian poet, author, professor, and 2001 recipient of the T.S. Eliot Prize. She is best known for a 1998 verse novel entitled Autobiography of Red; she also became a prominent...

10. Di Brandt (1952)

Canadian Poet

Canadian feminist poet, critic, and academic known for Jerusalem, beloved; questions i asked my mother; So this is the world & here I am in it, and other works. Her...

11. Elizabeth Bachinsky (1976)

Canadian Poet

Elizabeth Bachinsky is a Canadian poet. She has published four collections since 2005: Curio Home of Sudden Service God of Missed Connections and The Hottest Summer in Recorded History. Her...

12. E. J. Pratt (1882)

Canadian Poet

Edwin John Dove Pratt FRSC who published as E. J. Pratt was the leading Canadian poet of his time. He was a Canadian poet originally from Newfoundland who lived most...

13. Sean Horlor (1981)

Canadian Poet

Sean Horlor is a Canadian poet actor television producer columnist and blogger. He is the author of Made Beautiful by Use published by Signature Editions and co-host/associate producer of Don't...

14. Sandy Pool (1981)

Canadian Poet

Sandy Pool is a Canadian poet editor and creative writing instructor. Her first book Exploding into Night was a shortlisted nominee for the Governor General's Award for English language poetry...

15. Rona Murray (1924)

Canadian Poet

Rona Jean Murray was a Canadian poet.

16. Joe Rosenblatt (1933)

Canadian Poet

Joseph Rosenblatt is a Canadian poet who lives in Qualicum Beach British Columbia. He has won Canada's Governor-General's Award and British Columbia's B. C. Book Prize for poetry. He is...

17. M. Travis Lane (1934)

Canadian Poet

Millicent Travis Lane is an American-Canadian poet. She was born in San Antonio Texas she holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Vassar College and Master of Arts and...

18. Claire Harris (1937)

Canadian Poet

science fiction author see Clare Winger HarrisClaire Harris is a Canadian poet who lives in Calgary Alberta. Her 1992 collection Drawing Down a Daughter was nominated for a Governor General's...

19. Fred Wah (1939)

Canadian Poet

James Wah OC is a Canadian poet novelist scholar and former Canadian Parliamentary Poet Laureate.

20. Sharon Thesen (1946)

Canadian Poet

Sharon Thesen is a Canadian poet who lives in Lake Country British Columbia. She teaches at UBC-O. In 2003 Thesen was a judge for the Griffin Poetry Prize.

21. Keith Taylor (poet) (Unknow)

Canadian Poet

Keith Taylor is a Canadian poet translator and professor.

22. Lorna Crozier (1948)

Canadian Poet

Lorna Crozier is a Canadian poet and holds the Head Chair in the Writing Department at the University of Victoria. Crozier attended the University of Saskatchewan where she received her...

23. Jane Eaton Hamilton (1954)

Canadian Poet

Jane Eaton Hamilton is a Canadian short story writer visual artist poet and photographer.

24. Kalli Dakos (1950)

Canadian Poet

Kalli Dakos is a Canadian children's poet and teacher. She was born in Ottawa Ontario and graduated from Queen's University earning BAH and BEd degrees.

25. Don Domanski (Unknow)

Canadian Poet

Don Rusu Domanski is a Canadian poet who lives in Halifax Nova Scotia. Domanski was born and raised on Cape Breton Island. Published and reviewed internationally his work has been...

26. Nancy Holmes (1959)

Canadian Poet

Nancy Holmes is a Canadian poet and educator.

27. Shaunt Basmajian (1950)

Canadian Poet

Shaunt Basmajian was a Canadian poet and author. Born in Beirut Lebanon to Armenian parents Basmajian emigrated to Canada when he was seven years old. He was a founder of...

28. Carolyn Marie Souaid (1959)

Canadian Poet

Carolyn Marie Souaid is a Canadian poet educator publisher and editor.

29. Robert Hilles (1951)

Canadian Poet

Robert Hilles is a Canadian poet and novelist who lives on Salt Spring Island with his partner novelist Pearl Luke. Born in Kenora Ontario Hilles studied at the University of...

30. Christopher Dewdney (1951)

Canadian Poet

Christopher DewdneyHe was born on May 9 1951 in London Ontario and moved to Toronto in 1980. The London art scene was a major influence on his career as was...

31. D. C. Reid (1952)

Canadian Poet

Dennis Reid is a Canadian poet novelist and short story writer. He also writes about fly fishing high end automobiles round the world yacht races and the human brain. The...

32. Roo Borson (1952)

Canadian Poet

Ruth Elizabeth Borson who writes under the name Roo Borson is a Canadian poet who lives in Toronto. She is a graduate of the University of British Columbia. She has...

33. Barry Dempster (1952)

Canadian Poet

Barry Edward Dempster is a Canadian poet novelistand editor. Barry Dempster was born in Toronto Ontario and educated in child psychology. He is the author of a novel a children's...

34. Erin Mouré (1955)

Canadian Poet

Erin Moure is a Canadian poet and translator of poetry from languages which include French Galician Portuguese and Spanish to English. Her mother Mary Irene was born 1924 in...

35. Marie Uguay (1955)

Canadian Poet

Marie Uguay was a French Canadian poet from the province of Quebec. She was born in the former town of Ville-Émard which has now become a district of the city...

36. Adeena Karasick (1965)

Canadian Poet

Adeena Karasick is a Canadian poet performance artist and essayist.

37. Mike Schertzer (1965)

Canadian Poet

Mike Schertzer is a Canadian poet and artist. Schertzer graduated in 1987 from the University of British Columbia with a B. Sc. in biology and lived for some time in...

38. Tony Tremblay (1968)

Canadian Poet

Tony Tremblay is a French Canadian poet writer spoken word artist journalist and radio personality born in Jonquière Quebec in 1968 and now living in Montreal. Tony Tremblay is the...

39. Joanne Arnott (1960)

Canadian Poet

Joanne Arnott is a Canadian Métis writer. She has conducted workshops across much of Canada and in Australia including a recent series at the Carnegie Centre sponsored by SFU and...

40. Michael Lista (1983)

Canadian Poet

Michael Lista is a Canadian poet. He is the author of Bloom a book of poems about Canadian Manhattan Project physicist Louis Slotin. He writes a monthly column on poetry...

41. Jacob Scheier (1980)

Canadian Poet

Jacob Scheier is a Canadian poet. His debut poetry collection More to Keep Us Warm was published by ECW Press in 2007 and was named the winner of the 2008...

42. Matthew Tierney (1970)

Canadian Poet

Matthew F. Tierney is a Canadian poet. After originally studying in the sciences and dabbling in the theatre Tierney received a B. A. in English from the University of Toronto...

43. Ken Babstock (1970)

Canadian Poet

Ken Babstock is a Canadian poet. He was born in Newfoundland and raised in the Ottawa Valley. Babstock began publishing his poems in journals and anthologies winning gold at the...

44. Darren Wershler (1966)

Canadian Poet

Darren Wershler aka Darren Wershler-Henry is a Canadian experimental poet non-fiction writer and cultural critic.

45. Jeramy Dodds (1974)

Canadian Poet

Jeramy Dodds is a Canadian poet. Born in Ajax Ontario Dodds grew up in Orono Ontario. He studied English Literature and Anthropology at Trent University Medieval Icelandic Studies at The...

46. Wayde Compton (1972)

Canadian Poet

Compton is a Canadian writer. He was born in Vancouver British Columbia. Compton has published two books of poetry one book of essays and edited the first comprehensive anthology of...

47. Carolyn Smart (Unknow)

Canadian Poet

Carolyn Smart is an author mostly of poetry who lives rurally north of Kingston Ontario Canada. She currently teaches Contemporary Canadian Literature and Creative Writing at Queen's University. She was...

48. Billeh Nickerson (1972)

Canadian Poet

Billeh Nickerson is a Canadian writer editor performer producer and arts advocate.

49. D. G. Jones (Unknow)

Canadian Poet

Douglas Gordon Jones is a Canadian poet translator and educator. Born in Bancroft Ontario Jones was educated at a private school in Quebec's Eastern Townships at McGill University and at...

50. Hilary Clark (Unknow)

Canadian Poet

Hilary Anne Clark is a Canadian poet.