Irving Layton
1912
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2006
country of citizenship: Canada
languages spoken, written or signed: English
educated at: McGill University, Baron Byng High School
occupation: poet, writer, university teacher, essayist
award received: Officer of the Order of Canada
Irving Peter Layton, OC (March 12, 1912 – January 4, 2006) was a Romanian-born Canadian poet. He was known for his "tell it like it is" style which won him a wide following but also made him enemies. As T. Jacobs notes in his biography (2001), Layton fought Puritanism throughout his life: Layton's work had provided the bolt of lightning that was needed to split open the thin skin of conservatism and complacency in the poetry scene of the preceding century, allowing modern poetry to expose previously unseen richness and depth. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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