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Also Known As Jean Jay Macpherson
Born June 13, 1931 ā€¢ London ā€¢ England
Died March 21, 2012 (aged 80) ā€¢ Toronto ā€¢ Canada
Awards And Honors Governor Generalā€™s Literary Awards
Notable Works ā€œFour Ages of Manā€ ā€¢ ā€œThe Boatman and Other Poemsā€ ā€¢ ā€œThe Spirit of Solitude: Conventions and Continuities in Late Romanceā€ ā€¢ ā€œWelcoming Disasterā€
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
William Kirby.
William Kirby
Canadian writer
Robert W. Service
Robert W. Service
Canadian writer
Anne Carson
Anne Carson
Canadian poet
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Lisa Robertson
Canadian poet and essayist
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Anne Michaels
Canadian poet and novelist
Michael Ondaatje
Michael Ondaatje
Canadian writer
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Sue Goyette
Canadian poet and novelist
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Susan Musgrave
American-born author
Pratt, E.J.
E.J. Pratt
Canadian poet
Duncan Campbell Scott, 1943
Duncan Campbell Scott
Canadian author
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Al Purdy
Canadian author
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Sir Charles G.D. Roberts
Canadian poet
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Margaret Avison
Canadian poet
Isabella Valancy Crawford, lithograph
Isabella Valancy Crawford
Canadian poet
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George Woodcock
Canadian writer
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Ralph Barker Gustafson
Canadian poet
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A.M. Klein
Canadian poet
Thomas D'Arcy McGee, c. 1862
Thomas Dā€™Arcy McGee
Irish-Canadian writer
Lampman, 1891
Archibald Lampman
Canadian poet

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