Ken Belford

Ken Belford (born 1946) is a [Canadian poetry|Canadian poet]].

Life
Belford was born in Debolt, Alberta and he grew up in East Vancouver. In the 1960s he moved to Smithers, British Columbia, where he lived with his first wife Alice Williams. For 35 years he operated a guiding and outfitting, ecotourism business. More recently, Belford moved to Prince George where he lives with his second wife, Si Transken.

Belford has been active in Canadian poetry since the 1960s. He is known for his prolific chapbook making.

His first publisher, Talon books also published some of the early work of Margaret Atwood in the Talon magazine.

Publications

 * The Post Electric Caveman (Very Stone House, 1967)
 * Fireweed (Talonbooks, 1970) (also cited as Fire Weed, Talon 1967)
 * Pathways into the Mountains (Caitlin, 2000) (ISBN 0-920576-84-2)
 * Ecologue (Harbour, 2005) (ISBN 1-55017-349-9)
 * Decompositions (Talonbooks, 2010) (ISBN 978-0-88922-631-9)