About
Italian-Canadian poet whose works include The Tough Romance and Flying Deeper Into the Century. His free-verse poems are known for their powerful imagery and focus on the emotional impact of modern society.
Before Fame
He began publishing poems while he was a student at the University of Toronto. His early collections include We are the Light Turning and Dancing in the House of Cards.
Trivia
He lived in an Augustinian monastery for a time and went on to serve as friar in an Ontario parish.
Family Life
He was born into an Italian family in Arezzo and was raised in Baltimore, Montreal, and Toronto.
Associated With
He was Toronto's second Poet Laureate; Dennis Lee was the city's first.
