About
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 the Canadian Poets Award.
Before Fame
He published his debut poetic work, In Love and Anger, in 1956. A decade later, he established a Vancouver newspaper called The Georgia Straight.
Trivia
He was wounded in World War II and returned to Canada, where he lived for a time at Toronto's Hotel Waverly on a disability pension.
Family Life
He and his younger sister grew up in Prince Edward Island, Canada. He was briefly married to fellow poet Gwendolyn MacEwan.
Associated With
He was born in the same year as Kenneth Mills, a Canadian musician and writer.
