
John Robert Colombo in 2009. Courtesy Wikimedia Commons.
John Robert Colombo has been called Canada's most prolific author of serious books.[1] The following are the books written and edited by John Robert Colombo.
Poetry[]
- Fragments. Kitchener, ON: privately published, 1957.
- Incident for a Winter's Evening. Toronto: Hawkshead, [1960?]
- Lines for the Last Day. Toronto: Hawkshead, 1960.
- The Mackenzie Poems. Toronto: Swan, 1966.
- Miraculous Montages. Don Mills, ON: Heinrich Heine Press, 1966.
- The Great Wall of China: An entertainment. Montreal: Delta Canada, 1966.
- William Lyon Mackenzie Rides Again!. Don Mills, ON: Guild of Hand Printers, 1967.
- Abracadabra. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1967.
- John Toronto. New poems. Ottawa: Oberon, 1969.
- Neo Poems. Vancouver: Sono Nis Press, 1970.
- The Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire. Fredericton, NB: Fiddlehead Poetry Books, 1971.
- Leonardo's Lists. Toronto: Weed / Flower Press, 1972.
- Praise Poems. Toronto: Weed / Flower Press, 1972.
- Translations from the English: Found poems. Toronto: P. Martin Associates, 1974.
- The Sad Truths: New poems. Toronto & New York: P. Martin Associates, 1974.
- The Great Collage. Toronto: privately published, 1974.
- Proverbial Play. Toronto: Missing Link Press, 1975.
- Mostly Monsters. Toronto: Hounslow, 1977; Toronto: Colombo, 1995.
- Variable Cloudiness: New poems. Toronto: Hounslow, 1977.
- Private Parts. Toronto: Hounslow, 1978.
- The Great Cities of Antiquity. Toronto: Hounslow, 1979.
- Recent Poems. Toronto: League of Canadian Poets, 1980.
- Poems of the Inuit. Ottawa: Oberon, 1981.
- Selected Poems. Windsor, ON: Black Moss, 1982.
- Songs of the Indians. Ottawa: Oberon, 1983.
- Off Earth: Poems and effects. Willowdale, ON: Hounslow, 1987.
- Songs of the Great Land. Ottawa: Oberon, 1989.
- The Mystery of the Shaking Tent. Toronto: Hounslow, 1993.
- Luna Park: One thousand poems. Toronto: Hounslow, 1994.
- Space Poems. Toronto: Colombo, 1995.
- Earlier Lives: Old poems and new effects. Toronto: Colombo, 1996.
- Contrails: New poems and new effects. Toronto: Colombo, 1996.
- Ether: Oceans and emotions / Rewords: One thousand new poems. Toronto: Colombo, 1997.
- What is What: New poems, new effects. Toronto: Colombo, 1998.
- Interspaces: Some poems, some effects. Toronto: Columbo, 1999.
- Impromptus: One thousand poems. Toronto: Colombo, 2000.
- Half a World Away: Poems and effects. Toronto: Colombo, 2000.
- Half Life: Poems and effects. Toronto: Colombo, 2002.
- All the Poems of John Robert Colombo. (3 volumes), Shelburne, ON & Sauk City, WI: Battered Silicon Dispatch Box, 2005.
- Autumn in August: Poems and effects. Toronto: Colombo, 2006.
- Parts of the World: New poems and effects. Toronto: Colombo, 2007.
- End Notes: Poems with effects. Toronto: Colombo, 2008.
- A Far Cry. Toronto: Colombo, 2009.
- End of Greatness. Toronto: Columbo, 2010.
- Poems of Space and Time. Eugenia, ON: Battered Silicon Dispatch Box, 2010.
- Entresol: Poems of 2010. Toronto: Colombo, 2011.
Non-fiction[]
- New Directions in Canadian Poetry. Toronto: Holt, Rinehart, & Winston, 1971.
- Omnium Gatherum: John Robert Colombo's biography. Toronto: Colombo, 1994.
Aphorisms[]
- Semi-Certainties: Some aphorisms of John Robert Colombo. Toronto: Colombo, 1998.
- Open Secrets: Aphorisms of John Robert Colombo. Toronto: Colombo, 2000.
- Briefs: Certain aphorisms of John Robert Colombo. Toronto: Colombo, 2001.
- Personal Effects: New aphorisms of John Robert Columbo. Toronto: Colombo, 2003.
- All the Aphorisms of JRC. Shelburne, ON: Battered Silicon Dispatch Box, 2006.
- Indifferences: New aphorisms. Toronto: Colombo, 2009.
- Imponderables. Toronto: Colombo, 2011.
Reference[]
- Colombo's Canadian Quotations. Edmonton, AB: Hurtig, 1974.
- Colombo's Names & Nicknames. 1974; Toronto: NC Press, 1978.
- Colombo's Concise Canadian Quotations. Edmonton, AB: Hurting, 1976.
- Colombo's Canadian References. Toronto & New York: Oxford University Press, 1976.
- Colombo's Book of Canada. Edmonton, AB: Hurtig, 1978.
- Colombo's Book of Marvels. Toronto: NC Press, 1979.
- CDN SF & F: A bibliography of Canadian science fiction and fantasy. Toronto: Hounslow, 1979.
- The Canada Colouring Book. Willowdale, ON: Hounslow, 1980.
- Blackwood's Books: A bibliography devoted to Algernon Blackwood. Toronto: Hounslow, 1981.
- Toronto's Fantastic Street Names. Toronto: Bakka, 1982.
- Words in Small: An anthology of miniature literary compositions. Vancouver: Cacanadadada Press, 1992.
- Colombo's 101 Canadian Places. Willowdale, ON: Hounslow, 1983.
- Colombo's Canadiana Quiz Book. Saskatoon, SK: Western Producer Prairie Books, 1983.
- Canadian Literary Landmarks. Willowdale, ON: Hounslow, 1984.
- 1001 Questions about Canada. Toronto & Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1986.
- Colombo's New Canadian Quotations. Edmonton, AB: Hurtig, 1987.
- Mysterious Canada: Strange sights, extraordinary events, and peculiar places. Toronto: Doublday, 1988.
- 999 Questions about Canada. Toronto: Doubleday, 1989.
- Writer's Map of Toronto. Toronto: Colombo, 1991.
- The Dictionary of Canadian Quotations. Toronto: Stoddart, 1991.
- Writer's Map of Ontario. Toronto: Colombo, 1992.
- The Little Blue Book of UFOs. Vancouver: Arsenal Pulp Press, 1992.
- Colombo's All-Time Great Canadian Quotations. Toronto: Stoddart, 1994.
- Ghost Stories of Ontario. Toronto & Niagara Falls, NY: Hounslow, 1995; Toronto: Dundurn, 2000.
- Shapely Places: Places of imaginative geography. Toronto: Colombo, 1996.
- Haunted Toronto. Toronto: Hounslow, 1996.
- Quotable Canada: A national treasury. Philadelphia, PA: Running Press, 1998.
- Mysteries of Ontario. Toronto & Tonawanda, NY: Hounslow, 1999.
- Colombo's Famous Lasting Words: Great Canadian quotations. Vancouver: Douglas & McIntyre, 2000.
- The Penguin Dictionary of Popular Canadian Quotations. Toronto: Penguin, 2006.
- A Little Book of Facts about a Really Big Country. London, ON: Penguin, 2007.
- Footloose: A commentary on the books of Gordon Sinclair. Toronto: Colombo, 2008.
- Whistle While You Work: A chrestomathy. Toronto: Colombo, 2008.
- Fascinating Canada: A book of questions and answers. Toronto: Dundurn, 2011.
Juvenile[]
- Kidstuff: A collection of light Canadian lore for children of all ages. Toronto: Colombo, 1996.
Translated[]
- Selected Translations. Windsor, ON: Black Moss, 1982.
Edited[]
- Robert Zend, From Zero to One: Poems. Mission, BC: Sono Nis, 1973.
- George Faludy, Learn this Poem of Mine by Heart: Sixty poems and one speech. Toronto: Hounslow, 1983.
- Nicola Rousinoff, The Balkan Range: A Bulgarian Reader. Toronto: Hounslow, 1986.'
- Richard Maurice Buck, The New Consciousness: Selected papers. Toronto: Colombo, 1994.
- Sax Rohmer, The Wisdom of Sumuru & Tears of Our Lady by Sax Rohmer. Eugenia, ON: Battered Silicon Dispatch Box, 2010.
Anthologies[]
- The Varsity Chapbook. Toronto: Ryerson Press, 1959.
- Probings: A collection of essays contributed to the Canadian Mental Health Association for its golden jubilee, 1918-1968. Toronto: Canadian Mental Health Association, 1968.
- How Do I Love Thee? Sixty poets of Canada (and Quebec) select and introduce their favourite poems from their own work. Edmonton: Hurtig, 1970.
- Rhymes and Reasons: Nine Canadian poets discuss their work. Toronto: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1971.
- Colombo's Hollywood: The wit and wisdom of the moviemakers. Toronto: Collins, 1979
- published in U.S. as Popcorn in Paradise: The wit and wisdom of Hollywood. New York: Holt, Rinehart, & Winston, 1979.
- Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy (1979)
- Other Canadas: An anthology of science fiction and fantasy. Toronto: McGraw Hill-Ryerson, 1979.
- Friendly Aliens: Thirteen stories of the fantastic set in Canada by foreigners. Toronto: Hounslow, 1981.
- Not to Be Taken at Night: Thirteen classic Canadian tales of mystery and the supernatural. Toronto: Lester & Orpen Dennys, 1981.
- Windigo: An anthology of fact and fantastic fiction. Saskatoon, SK: Western Producer Prairie Books, 1982.
- Years of Light: A celebration of Leslie A. Croutch. Toronto: Hounslow, 1982.
- We Stand on Guard: Poems and songs of Canadians in battle. Toronto: Doubleday, 1985.
- Mysterious Canada: Strange sights, extraordinary events, and peculiar places. Toronto: Doubleday, 1988.
- Extraordinary Experiences: Personal accounts of the paranormal in Canada. Toronto: Doubleday, 1989.
- Mysterious Encounters: Personal accounts of the supernatural in Canada. Willowdale, ON: Hounslow, 1990.
- Mackenzie King's Ghost, and other personal accounts of Canadian hauntings. Willowdale, ON: Hounslow, 1991.
- UFOs over Canada: Personal accounts of sightings and close encounters. Willowdale, ON: Hounslow, 1991.
- Dark Visions: Personal accounts of the mysterious in Canada. Willowdale, ON: Hounslow, 1992.
- Walt Whitman's Canada. Willowdale, ON: Hounslow, 1992.
- Close Encounters of the Canadian Kind: Personal accounts of UFOs in Canada. Toronto: Colombo, 1994.
- Ghosts Galore!: Personal accounts of hauntings in Canada. Toronto: Colombo, 1994.
- Strange Stories: weird and wonderful events and experiences from Canada's past. Toronto: Colombo, 1994.
- Voices of Rama: Traditional Ojibwa tales from the Rama Reserve, Lake Couchiching, Ontario. Toronto: Colombo, 1994.
- Some Hungarian Poets (edited with George Jonas). Toronto: Colombo, 1995.
- Closer than You Think: Personal accounts of the unusual in Canada. Toronto: Colombo, 1998.
- Marvellous Stories. Strange events and experiences from Canada's past. Toronto; Colombo, 1998.
- Singular Stories: Tales of wonder from 19th-century Canadian newspapers. Toronto: Colombo, 1999.
- Three Mysteries of Nova Scotia. Toronto: Colombo, 1999.
- Weird Stories: From 19th-century Canadian newspapers. Toronto: Colombo, 2000.
- Ghosts in Our Past: 60 true ghost stories from 19th-century Canadian newspapers. Toronto: Colombo, 2000.
- Ghost Stories of Canada. Toronto: Dundurn, 2000.
- The Penguin Treasury of Popular Canadian poems and songs. Toronto: Penguin, 2002.
- The Midnight Hour: Canadian accounts of eerie experiences. Toronto: Dundurn, 2004.
- Terrors of the Night: Canadian accounts of eerie events and weird experiences. Toronto & Tonawanda, NY: Dundurn, 2005.
- Many Mysteries. Toronto: Colombo, 2001.
- Strange but True: Canadian stories of horror and terror. Toronto: Dundurn, 2007.
- The New Consciousness: Selected Papers of R.M. Bucke (2007)
- The Big Book of Canadian Ghost Stories. Toronto: Dundurn, 2008.
- The Big Book of Canadian Hauntings (edited with Jason Karp). Toronto: Dundurn, 2009.
- Jeepers Creepers: Canadian accounts of weird events and experiences. Toronto: Dundurn, 2011.
Humour[]
- Colombo's Little Book of Canadian Proverbs. Edmonton, AB: Hurtig, 1975.
- 222 Canadian Jokes. Cobalt, ON: Highway Book Shop, 1981.
- Colombo's Last Words: The dying words of eminent Canadians. Cobalt, ON: Highway Book Shop, 1982.
- Colombo's Laws: A compendium of the laws of human behaviour conceived by eminent Canadians. Cobalt, ON: Highway Book Shop, 1982.
- René Lévesque Buys Canada Savings Bonds, and other great Canadian grafitti. Edmonton: Hurtig, 1983.
- Great Moments in Canadian History. Willowdale, ON: Hounslow, 1984.
- The Toronto Puzzle Book. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1984.
- Canada First Quiz. Innovative Promotions International, 1984.
- Quotations from Chairman Lamport: Metro's Golden Mayor. Vancouver: Pulp Press, 1990.
- Ogdenisms: The Frank Ogden quote book. Toronto: Hounslow, 1994.
- Metro's Goldwyn Mayor: The complete malapropisms of Allan Lamport. Toronto: Colombo, 1995.
- Erotica Canadiana. Toronto: Colombo, 1995.
- 666 Canadian Jokes. Toronto: Colombo, 1996.
- Slightly Higher in Canada: A treasury of Canadian lore. Toronto: Colombo, 1996.
- The Stephen Leacock Quote Book. Toronto: Colombo, 1996.
- Iron Curtains: Humour of the Soviet Union. Toronto: Colombo, 1996.
- All About Us: A collection of occasional Canadian humour. Toronto: Colombo, 1998.
- More Iron Curtains. Toronto: Colombo, 1998.
- Yet More Iron Curtains. Toronto: Colombo, 2000.
- Canadian Capers. Toronto: Colombo, 2000.
- The Penguin Book of Canadian Jokes. Toronto: Penguin, 2001.
- The Humour of Stephen Leacock. Eugenia, ON: Battered Silicon Dispatch Box, 2004.
- Red Humour: East European jokes and anecdotes. Shelburne, ON: Battered Silicon Dispatch Box, 2006.
Except where noted, bibliographical information courtesy WorldCat.[2]
References[]
- ↑ JRC's Books, Colombo & Company. Web, June 8, 2014.
- ↑ Search results = au:John Robert Colombo, WorldCat, OCLC Online Computer Library Center Inc. Web, June 8, 2014.
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