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Born December 25, 1850 • Dublin • Ireland
Died February 12, 1887 (aged 36) • Toronto • Canada
Notable Works “Old Spookses’ Pass, Malcolm’s Katie, and Other Poems”

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Isabella Valancy Crawford, lithograph
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Margaret Atwood smiling at the camera, wearing a red scarf with butterfly patterns and a black top, in front of an orange background with inspirational words.
Margaret Atwood
Canadian author
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James Crerar Reaney
Canadian writer
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John Banim
Irish author
James Joyce wearing a dark suit, light tie, round glasses, and a hat, looking to the side outdoors in Zurich, Switzerland.
James Joyce
Irish author
Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde
Irish author
Anne Carson
Anne Carson
Canadian poet
Colm Toibin stands in a narrow cobblestone alleyway in Mantova, Italy, wearing a gray jacket and black shirt with his hands in his pockets.
Colm Tóibín
Irish author
Alice Munro
Alice Munro
Canadian author
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Anne Michaels
Canadian poet and novelist
Michael Ondaatje
Michael Ondaatje
Canadian writer
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Thomas King
American-born Canadian writer and photographer
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Sue Goyette
Canadian poet and novelist
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Alistair MacLeod
Canadian author and educator
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Susan Musgrave
American-born author
Duncan Campbell Scott, 1943
Duncan Campbell Scott
Canadian author
Douglas Coupland
Douglas Coupland
Canadian journalist and novelist
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Rohinton Mistry
Indian-born Canadian writer
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Timothy Findley
Canadian author
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Al Purdy
Canadian author
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Audrey Thomas
Canadian author

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