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This is a list of Canadian poets. Years link to corresponding "[year] in poetry" articles. The poet's province is given; also, if the poet wrote in another language than English.

A

Margaret Atwood

1. Mark Abley (born 1955), Quebec
2. Milton Acorn (1923-1986), Prince Edward Island
3. Mary Electa Adams (1823-1898), Ontario; aunt of Helena Coleman
4. Gil Adamson (born 1961), Ontario
5. Marie-Celie Agnant (born 1953), Haitian-born novelist, poet, and writer of children's books
6. Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm (born 1965), Ontario, Chippewa
7. John Akpata, Ontario
8. Donald Alarie (born 1945), writer, poet and teacher
9. Edna Alford (born 1947), Saskatchewan
10. Sandra Alland (born 1973), Ontario / Scotland
11. Donna Allard (born 1956), New Brunswick
12. Lillian Allen (born 1951), Ontario
13. Henry Alline (1748-1784), New Brunswick
14. William Talbot Allison (1874-1941), Manitoba
15. Bert Almon (born 1943), Alberta
16. Anne-Marie Alonzo (1951-2005), Quebec, French..
17. George Amabile (born 1936), Manitoba
18. Mary Frances Ames (1853-1929), Ontario
19. Marguerite Andersen (born 1924), German-born, primarily francophone writer, academic and editor
20. James Anderson (1842-1923), British Columbia
21. Patrick Anderson (1915-1979), Quebec
22. Robert T. Anderson (1880-1960), British Columbia / Alberta
23. Rod Anderson (born 1935), poet, musician and accountant
24. Michael Andre (born 1946), poet, critic and editor living in the United States
25. Jeannette Armstrong (born 1948), British Columbia
26. David Arnason (born 1940), Manitoba
27. Joanne Arnott (born 1960), Metis writer
28. Isidore G. Ascher (1835-1933), Quebec / England
29. Margaret Atwood (born 1939), Ontario
30. Margaret Avison (born 1918-2007), Ontario

B

Earle Birney

1. Lisa B, British Columbia / Ontario
2. Ken Babstock (born 1970), Ontario
3. Alfred Bailey (1905-1997), New Brunswick
4. Jacob Bailey (1731-1808), Nova Scotia
5. Chris Banks (born 1970). Ontario
6. Kaushalya Bannerji, Ontario
7. Frances Bannerman (1855-1940), Nova Scotia / England
8. Brian Bartlett (born 1953), Canada
9. Gertrude Bartlett (1868-1942), Quebec
10. John Barton (born 1957), Ontario / British Columbia
11. Gary Barwin (born 1964), Ontario
12. Jalal Barzanji (born 1953), Kurdistan / Alberta
13. Shaunt Basmajian (1950-1990), Ontario
14. Nancy Bauer (born 1934), New Brunswick, wife of William Bauer
15. William Bauer (1932-2010), New Brunswick, husband of Nancy Bauer
16. Doug Beardsley (born 1941), British Columbia
17. Derek Beaulieu (born 1973) Alberta
18. Henry Beissel (born 1929), Ontario
19. Ken Belford (born 1946), British Columbia
20. John Bemrose (born 1947), Ontario
21. Sabrina Benaim (born 1987), Ontario
22. John Wilson Bengough (1851-1923), Ontario
23. Robbie Benoit (died 2007), Yukon
24. Mary Josephine Benson (1887-1965), Ontario
25. Jean-Philippe Bergeron, francophone writer and poet
26. Craven Langstroth Betts (1853-1941), New Brunswick / United States
27. Navtej Bharati, India  / Ontario
28. Robert Billings (1949-1986), Ontario
29. Earle Birney (1904-1995), British Columbia
30. bill bissett (born 1939), British Columbia
31. Grace Blackburn (1865-1926), Ontario
32. Robin Blaser (1925-2009), United States / British Columbia
33. Jean Blewett (1872-1934), Ontario
34. Laurie Block (born 1949), Manitoba
35. E.D. Blodgett (born 1935), Alberta
36. Robert Boates (born 1954), Ontario
37. Christian Bok (born 1966), Ontario
38. Stephanie Bolster (born 1969), British Columbia / Quebec
39. Roo Borson (born 1952), Ontario
40. Michael Boughn (born 1946), Ontario
41. Arthur Bourinot (1893-1969), Ontario
42. George Bowering (born 1935), British Columbia
43. Marilyn Bowering (born 1949), British Columbia
44. Tim Bowling (born 1964), Alberta
45. Louise Morey Bowman (1881-1944), Quebec
46. Alex Boyd (born 1969), Ontario
47. Beverley Bie Brahic, France / United States
48. Kate Braid (born1947), British Columbia
49. Lawrence Ytzhak Braithwaite (1963-2008), British Columbia
50. Shannon Bramer (born 1973), Ontario
51. Dionne Brand (born 1953), Ontario 
52. Di Brandt (born 1952), Manitoba
53. Jacques Brault (born 1933), French Canadian poet and translator
54. Diana Brebner (1956-2001), Ontario
55. Brian Brett (born 1950), British Columbia
56. Elizabeth Brewster (born 1922), New Brunswick
57. Robert Bringhurst (born 1946), British Columbia
58. Edmund Broadus (1876-1936), Alberta
59. Bertram Brooker (1888-1955), Ontario
60. Nicole Brossard (born 1943), francophone poet and novelist
61. Audrey Alexandra Brown (1904-1998), British Columbia
62. Ronnie R. Brown (born 1946), Ontario
63. Julie Bruck (born 1957), Quebec / California
64. Rob Budde (born 1966), British Columbia
65. Suzanne Buffam (born 1972), Quebec / United States
66. April Bulmer (born 1963), Ontario
67. Johnny Burke (1851-1930), Newfoundland
68. Mick Burrs (born 1940), Saskatchewan
69. Adam Hood Burwell (1790-1849), Ontario

C

Bliss Carman

George Elliott Clarke

Leonard Cohen

1. Stephen Cain (born 1970), Ontario
2. Alison Calder, Manitoba
3. Frank Oliver Call (1878-1956), Quebec
4. Barry Callaghan (born 1937), Ontario
5. Anne Cameron (born 1938), British Columbia
6. George Frederick Cameron (1854-1885), Nova Scotia
7. William Wilfred Campbell (1858-1918), Ontario
8. Natalee Caple (born 1970), Ontario
9. Paul Cargnello (born 1979), Quebec
10. Bliss Carman (1861-1929), New Brunswick
11. J.D. Carpenter (born 1948), Ontario
12. Anne Carson (born 1950), Ontario
13. Thomas Cary (1751-1823), Quebec
14. William Chapman (1850-1917), Quebec, French
15. Jean Charbonneau (1875-1960), francophone poet who was the primary founder of the Montreal Literary School
16. Robert Choquette (1905-1991), novelist, poet and, briefly, (1968-1970) a diplomat
17. Lesley Choyce (born 1951), Nova Scotia
18. Margaret Christakos (born 1962), Ontario
19. Evie Christie (born 1979), Ontario
20. Dave Clark, Ontario
21. Austin Clarke (1934-2016), Barbados / Ontario
22. George Elliott Clarke (born 1960), Ontario
23. George Herbert Clarke (1873-1953), Ontario
24. Wayne Clifford (born 1944), Ontario / New Brunswick
25. Fred Cogswell (1917-2004), New Brunswick
26. Leonard Cohen (1934-2016), Quebec
27. Matt Cohen (1942-1999), Ontario
28. Helena Coleman (1860-1953), Ontario; niece of Mary Electa Adams
29. Don Coles (born 1928), Ontario
30. W.E. Collin (1893-1984), Ontario
31. John Robert Colombo (born 1936), Ontario
32. Anne Compton (born 1947), New Brunswick
33. Wayde Compton (born 1972),British Columbia
34. Confederation Poets (1890-1914), New Brunswick / Ontario
35. Jan Conn (born 1952), Quebec / United States
36. Karen Connelly (born 1969), Ontario
37. Kevin Connolly (born 1962), Ontario
38. Edmund Vance Cooke (1886-1932), Ontario / United States
39. Dennis Cooley (born 1944), Manitoba
40. Afua Cooper (born 1957), Ontario
41. Paulo da Costa Canadian-Portuguese author, editor and translator
42. Dani Couture (born 1978), Ontario
43. Thomas Cowherd (1817-1907), Ontario
44. Isabella Valancy Crawford (1850-1887), Ontario
45. Octave Cremazie (1827-1879), called "the father of French-Canadian poetry" for his patriotic verse
46. Lynn Crosbie (born 1963), Ontario
47. Lorna Crozier began writing under the name "Lorna Uher" (born 1948)
48. Michael Crummey (born 1965), Newfoundland
49. Julie Crysler, Quebec
50. jwcurry, John Curry (born 1959), poet, publisher and bookseller
51. Jen Currin (born 1972), British Coumbia
52. Sarah Anne Curzon (1833-1898), Ontario

D

Louis Dudek

1. Cyril Dabydeen (born 1945), Guyana / Ontario
2. Christopher Dafoe (born 1936), Manitoba
3. Kalli Dakos (born 1950), Ontario / United States
4. Annie Charlotte Dalton (1865-1938), British Columbia
5. Mary Dalton, Newfoundland
6. George J. Dance (born 1953), Ontario
7. Joseph A. Dandurand (born 1964), British Columbia, Kwantlen
8. Beverley Daurio (born 1953), Ontario
9. Frank Davey (born 1940), Ontario
10. Nicholas Flood Davin (1840-1901), Saskatchewan
11. Tanya Davis, Nova Scotia
12. Tom Dawe (born 1940), Newfoundland
13. Adriana de Barros (born 1976), Portuguese native who moved to Canada at age 3; illustrator, web designer and poet
14. James Deahl (born 1945), Ontario
15. Shawna Dempsey and Lorri Millan, performance art duo who have collaborated on performances, films, videos, publications and public art projects since 1989
16. Barry Dempster (born 1952), Ontario
17. Michelle Desbarats, Ontario
18. Edward Hartley Dewart (1828-1903), Ontario
19. Christopher Dewdney (born 1951), Ontario
20. Ann Diamond (born 1951), Quebec
21. Pier Giorgio Di Cicco (born 1949), Ontario
22. Robert Dickson (1944-2007), Ontario, French
23. Mary di Michele (born 1949), Ontario / Quebec
24. Desi Di Nardo (born 1972), Ontario
25. Kildare Dobbs (born 1923), Ontario
26. Jeramy Dodds (born 1974), Ontario
27. James B. Dollard (1872-1946), Ontario
28. Don Domanski (born 1950), Nova Scotia
29. Magie Dominic (born 1944), Newfoundland / United States
30. Jeffery Donaldson (born 1960), Ontario
31. David Donnell (born 1939), Ontario
32. Candas Jane Dorsey (born 1952), Alberta
33. Clive Doucet (born 1946), Ontario
34. Orville Lloyd Douglas (born 1976), Ontario
35. Gwladys Downes (botn 1915), British Columbia
36. Gordon Downie (1964-2017), Ontario
37. William Henry Drummond (1854-1907), Quebec
38. Louis Dudek (1918-2001) Quebec
39. Marilyn Dumont (born 1955), Alberta
40. Douglas Leader Durkin (1884-1967), Manitoba / United States
41. Paul Dutton (born 1947), Ontario

E

Arthur Wentworth Eaton

1. Arthur Wentworth Eaton (1849-1947), Nova Scotia
2. Evelyn Eaton (1902-1983), New Brunswick / United States
3. James David Edgar (1841-1899), Ontario; father of Pelham Edgar
4. Pelham Edgar (1871-1948), Ontario; son of James David Edgar
5. Vic Elias (1948-2006), Ontario
6. Ronda Eller (born 1965), Ontario
7. David Elliott (1923-1999), Newfoundland
8. Rebecca Elson (1960-1999), Quebec / England
9. R.G. Everson (1903-1992), Quebec

F

Ferron

1. Chris Faiers (born 1948), Ontario
2. Margaret Fairley (1885-1968), Ontario
3. Dorothy Farmiloe (born 1920), Ontario
4. Brian Fawcett (born 1944), British Columbia / Ontario
5. Charles Fenerty (c.1821-1882), Nova Scotia
6. Jesse Patrick Ferguson, Nova Scotia
7. Ferron, (born Debby Foisy, 1952), British Columbia
8. Douglas George Fetherling (born 1949), Ontario
9. Marya Fiamengo (born 1926), British Columbia
10. Robert Finch (1900-1995), Ontario
11. Joan Finnigan (1925-2007), Ontario
12. Jon Paul Fiorentino (born 1975), Quebec
13. Judith Fitzgerald (1952-2015), Ontario
14. Robert Ford (1915-1998), Ontario / Russia
15. Alexander Louis Fraser (1870-1954), Nova Scotia
16. David Fraser, British Columbia
17. Raymond Fraser (born 1941), New Brunswick
18. Louis-Honoré Fréchette (1839-1908), Qubec, French
19. Patrick Friesen (born 1946), Manitoba / British Columbia
20. Mark Frutkin (born 1948), Ontario

G

John Glassco

1. Radovan Gajic (born 1953), native Yugoslavian Serb living in Canada since 1985
2. Don Gammon (1924-2004), New Brunswick
3. Keith Garebian (born 1943), Ontario
4. Francois-Xavier Garneau (1809-1866), French Canadian notary, poet, civil servant and historian
5. Hector de Saint-Denys Garneau (1912-1943), Quebec, French
6. Bill Gaston (born 1953), British Columbia
7. Edward Gates (born 1950), New Brunswick
8. Gary Geddes (born 1940), British Columbia
9. Antoine Gerin-Lajoie (1824-1882), French Canadian poet and novelist
10. Marty Gervais (born 1946), Ontario
11. Robert Gibbs (born 1930), New Brunswick.
12. Angus Morrison Gidney (1803-1882), Nova Scotia
13. Charles Ignace Adelard Gill (1871-1918), painter and poet
14. George W. Gillespie (died 1847), Scotland / Ontario
15. John Glassco (1909-1981), Quebec
16. Susan Glickman (born 1953), Ontario
17. Michael Gnarowski (born 1934), Ontario
18. Jacques Godbout (born 1933), novelist, essayist, children's writer, journalist, filmmaker and poet
19. Gerald Godin (1938-1994), French Canadian poet and politician
20. Oliver Goldsmith (1794-1861)
21. Leona Gom (born 1946), British Columbia
22. Alfred Gordon (1888-1959), Quebec
23. Katherine L. Gordon, Ontario
24. Phyllis Gotlieb (1926-2009), Ontario
25. Sue Goyette (born 1964), Nova Scotia
26. Neile Graham (born 1958), British Columbia / United States
27. Alain Grandbois (1900-1975), French Canadian poet
28. Richard Greene (born 1961), Ontario
29. Leslie Greentree, Alberta.
30. Eldon Grier (1917-2001), Quebec / British Columbia
31. Andreas Gripp (born 1964), Ontario
32. Genni Gunn (born 1949), British Columbia
33. Gregory Wm. Gunn (born 1960), Ontario
34. Kristjana Gunnars, Alberta / British Columbia
35. Jason Guriel, Ontario
36. Ralph Gustafson (1909-1995), Quebec

H

Daryl Hine

1. Paul Haines (1933-2003), Ontario
2. Katherine Hale (1878-1956), Ontario
3. Phil Hall (born 1953), Ontario
4. Ronald Hambleton (1917-2015), Ontario
5. Jane Eaton Hamilton (born 1954), British Columbia
6. Claire Harris (born 1937), Alberta
7. Michael Harris (born 1944), Quebec
8. Sharon Harris (born 1972), Ontario
9. Richard Harrison (born 1957), Alberta
10. Susan Frances Harrison (1859-1935), Ontario
11. Paul Hartal (born 1936), Quebec
12. Jill Hartman (born 1974), Alberta
13. Elisabeth Harvor (born 1936), Ontario
14. William Hawkins (1940-2016), Ontario
15. William Fitz Hawley (1894-1855), Quebec
16. Kate Simpson Hayes (1856-1945), Saskatchewan
17. Robert Hayman (1575-1629), Newfoundland
18. Caroline Hayward (1855 fl.), Ontario
19. Charles Heavysege (1816-1876), Quebec
20. Anne Hébert (1916-2000), Quebec, French
21. Anne Hecht (fl. 1786), New Brunswick
22. Wilfrid Heighington (1897-1945), Ontario
23. Steven Heighton (born 1961), Ontario
24. David Helwig (born 1938), Ontario / Prince Edward Island; father of Maggie Helwig
25. Maggie Helwig (born 1961), Ontario; daughter of David Helwig
26. Brian Henderson (born 1948), Ontario
27. Sophia Almon Hensley (1856-1946), Nova Scotia
28. John Frederic Herbin (1860-1923), Nova Scotia
29. Robert Hilles (born 1951), Alberta / British Columbia
30. Daryl Hine (1936-2012), Quebec / United States
31. Susan Holbrook (born 1967), Ontario
32. Clive Holden, Manitoba / Ontario
33. Norah M. Holland (1876-1925), Ontario
34. Emily Holton (born 1980), Ontario
35. Cornelia Hoogland (born 1952), Ontario
36. Sean Horlor (born 1981), British Columbia
37. Joseph Howe (1804-1873), Nova Scotia
38. Harry Howith (1934-2014), Ontario
39. Ray Hsu (born 1978), British Columbia
40. Annie Campbell Huestis (1878-1970), Nova Scotia
41. Helen Humphreys (born 1961), Ontario
42. Aislinn Hunter (born 1969), British Columbia
43. Al Hunter, Ontario, Anishinaabe
44. Bruce Hunter (born 1952), Ontario
45. Catherine Hunter (born 1957), Manitoba
46. John Hunter-Duvar (1821-1899), Prince Edward Island
47. Chris Hutchinson (born 1972), British Columbia
48. Douglas Smith Huyghue (1816-1891), New Brunswick / Australia

I

1. Susan Ioannou (born 1944), Ontario
2. Frances Itani (born 1942)

J

Pauline Johnson

1. Suzanne Jacob (born 1943), novelist, poet, playwright, singer-songwriter, and critic
2. Jemeni (born 1976), Ontario
3. Paulette Jiles (born 1943), Ontario / United States
4. Rita Joe (1932-2007), Nova Scotia, Mi'kmaq 
5. Reg Johanson (born 1968), British Columbia
6. Pauline Johnson (Tekahionwake) (1861-1913), Ontario, Mohawk
7. pj johnson Poet Laureate of the Yukon 1994 -
8. George Johnston (1913-2004), Ontario
9. George Jonas (1935-2016), Ontario
10. D.G. Jones (1929-2016), Quebec
11. Evan Jones (born 1973), Ontario / England
12. Eve Joseph (born 1953), British Columbia
13. Marie Joussaye (?1864-1949), Ontario / Yukon

K

A.M. Klein

1. Surjeet Kalsey (born 1944), British Columbia; Punjabi & English
2. Smaro Kamboureli, British Columbia / Ontario
3. Mary Jane Katzmann (1828-1890), Nova Scotia
4. Lionel Kearns (born 1937), British Columbia
5. Janice Kulyk Keefer (born 1952), Ontario
6. W.J. Keith (born 1934), Ontario
7. Kaie Kellough (born 1975), British Columbia
8. M.T. Kelly (born 1949), Ontario
9. Penn Kemp (born 1944), Ontario
10. Leo Kennedy (1907-2000), Quebec
11. Robert Kirkland Kernighan (1854-1926), Ontario
12. Adam Kidd (?1802-1831), Quebec
13. William Kirby (1817-1906), Ontario
14. Roy Kiyooka (1926-1994), British Columbia
15. Johann Peter Klassen (1868-1947), Manitoba, German
16. Sarah Klassen (born 1932), Manitoba
17. A.M. Klein (1909-1972), Quebec
18. Raymond Knister (1899-1932), Ontario
19. Joy Kogawa (born 1935), British Columbia / Ontario
20. Maka Kotto (born 1961), Cameroon-born francophone, former Member of Parliament who published a book of poetry in 2002
21. Shane Koyczan (born 1976), 
22. Robert Kroetsch (born 1927)), Alberta
23. Janice Kulyk Keefer (born 1952), Ontario

L

Irving Layton.

1. Sonnet L'Abbé, British Columbia
2. Pierre Labrie (born 1972), French Canadian poet
3. Dany Laferriere (born 1953), Haitian-born francophone novelist, journalist and poet who moved to Canada in 1976
4. Archibald Lampman (1861-1899), Ontario
5. Tim Lander (born 1938), British Columbia
6. M. Travis Lane (born 1934), New Brunswick
7. Patrick Lane (born 1939), British Columbia
8. Rina Lasnier (1915-1997), French Canadian poet and playwright
9. Evelyn Lau (born 1971), British Columbia
10. Edythe Morahan de Lauzon (fl.1918-1922}, Quebec
11. Irving Layton (1912-2006), Quebec
12. Stephen Leacock (1869-1944), Ontario
13. Gerald Leblanc(1947-2005), French Canadian poet, playwright, novelist, essayist and writer
14. Felix Leclerc (1914-1988), songwriter, musician, poet, novelist, actor, radio announcer, radio scriptwriter and writer
15. Dennis Lee (born 1939), Ontario
16. John B. Lee (born 1951), Ontario
17. Alexandra Leggat (born 1964), Ontario
18. Sylvia Legris (born 1960), Saskatchewan
19. John Lent (born 1948), British Columbia
20. Douglas LePan (1914-1998), Ontario
21. Rosanna Leprohon (1829-1879), Quebec
22. Kenneth Leslie (1892-1974), Nova Scotia
23. William Douw Lighthall (1857-1954), Quebec
24. Tim Lilburn (born 1950), British Columbia
25. Charles Lillard (1944-1997), British Columbia
26. Michael Lista (born 1983), Ontario
27. Dorothy Livesay (1909-1996), Ontario
28. Florence Randal Livesay (1874-1953), Manitoba / Ontario
29. Billie Livingston (born 1965), British Columbia
30. Stuart Livingston (1865-1923), Ontario
31. Douglas Lochhead (1922-2011), Ontario / New Brunswick
32. John Daniel Logan (1869-1929), Nova Scotia
33. John E. Logan (1852-1915), Quebec
34. May Austin Low (1863-1958), Quebec
35. Pat Lowther (1935-1975), British Columbia
36. Laura Lush (born 1959), Ontario

M

Wilson MacDonald

1. Rozena Maart (born 1962), Ontario / South Africa
2. Evan MacColl (1898-1898), Ontario / Scotland
3. Karen Mac Cormack (born 1956), Ontario / United States; wife of Steve McCaffery
4. Bernell MacDonald (born 1948), Ontario
5. Goodridge MacDonald (1897-1967); son of Jane Elizabeth MacDonald
6. Hugh MacDonald (born 1945), Prince Edward Island
7. Jane Elizabeth MacDonald (1864-1922); sister of Charles G.D. Roberts
8. Wilson MacDonald (1880-1967), Ontario
9. Gwendolyn MacEwen (1941-1987), Ontario
10. Walter Scott MacFarlane (1896-1979), Nova Scotia
11. Agnes Maule Machar {1837-1927), Ontario
12. Tom MacInnes (1867-1951), British Columbia
13. Isabel Ecclestone Mackay (1875-1928), Ontario / British Columbia
14. J. MacKay (1791 fl.), Quebec
15. Louis Alexander MacKay (1901-1982), British Columbia
16. Bob MacKenzie (born 1947), Ontario
17. George A. Mackenzie (1849-1936), Ontario
18. W.M. MacKeracher (1871-1913), Quebec
19. Archibald MacMechan (1862-1933), Nova Scotia
20. Andrea MacPherson (born 1976), British Columbia
21. Jay Macpherson (born 1931), Ontario
22. Keith Maillard (born 1942), British Columbia
23. Charles Mair (1838 or 1840-1927), Ontario
24. Alice Major (born 1949), Alberta
25. Robert Majzels (born 1950), Quebec / Alberta
26. Kim Maltman (born 1950), Ontario
27. Eli Mandel (1922-1992), Saskatchewan; husband of Miriam Mandel
28. Miriam Mandel (1930-1982), Saskatchewan; first wife of Eli Mandel
29. Ahdri Zhina Mandiela (born 1953)
30. David Manicom (born 1960), Quebec
31. Lee Maracle (born 1950), Ontario
32. Nicole Markotic (born 1962), Ontario
33. Daphne Marlatt (born 1942), British Columbia
34. Anne Marriott (1913-1997), British Columbia
35. Cendrine Marrouat (born 1978), Manitoba
36. Tom Marshall (1938-1993), Ontario
37. Camille Martin (born 1956), Ontario
38. Robin Mathews (born 1931), British Columbia
39. Seymour Mayne (born 1944), Ontario
40. Chandra Mayor (born in 1973), Manitoba
41. Peter McArthur (1866-1924)
42. Robert McBride (1811 or 1812-1895), Ontario
43. Steven McCabe (born 1949), Ontario
44. Steve McCaffery (born 1947), Ontario / United States; husband of Karen Mac Cormack
45. Alma Frances McCollum (1879-1906), Ontario
46. John McCrae (1872-1918), Ontario
47. Laura E. McCully (1886-1924), Ontario
48. Roy McDonald (born 1937), Ontario
49. Bernard McEvoy (1842-1932), Ontario / British Columbia
50. David McFadden (born 1940), poet, fiction writer, and travel writer
51. Wendy McGrath, Alberta
52. David McGimpsey (born 1962), Quebec
53. Nadine McInnis (born 1957), Ontario
54. James McIntyre (1828-1906), Ontario
55. Don McKay (born 1942), Ontario
56. Barry McKinnon (born 1944), Brtish Columbia
57. Alexander McLachlan (1817-1896), Ontario
58. Brendan McLeod (born 1979), British Columbia
59. Susan McMaster (born 1950), Ontario
60. Eugene McNamara (born 1930), Ontario
61. Steve McOrmond (born 1957), Ontario
62. Mary Melfi (born 1951), Quebec
63. Helen M. Merrill (1866-1951), Ontario
64. Bruce Meyer (born 1957), Ontario
65. Anne Michaels (born 1958), Ontario
66. Pauline Michel (born 1944), Quebec, French
67. J. Edgar Middleton (1872-1960), Ontario
68. Roy Miki (born 1942), British Columbia
69. James Lewis Milligan (1876-1961), Ontario
70. David Mills (1831-1903), Ontario
71. Kenneth G. Mills (1923-2004), Ontario
72. Ronnie Mills (born 1955) Brampton, Ontario. poet, NHA
73. Gaston Miron (1928-1996), French Canadian poet, writer, and editor
74. Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874-1942), Prince Edward Island / Ontario.
75. Marion E. Moodie (1867-1958), nurse, botanist and poet
76. Susanna Moodie (1803-1885), Ontario
77. Jacob McArthur Mooney (born 1983), Ontario
78. S. Moore, Quebec
79. Edythe Morahan de Lauzon (1918-1922 fl.}, Quebec
80. Pamela Mordecai (born 1942), Canada / Jamaica
81. Pierre Morency (born 1942), French Canadian writer, poet and playwright
82. Dwayne Morgan (born 1974), Ontario
83. A.F. Moritz (born 1947), Ontario
84. Kim Morrissey (born 1955), Sasatchewan / England
85. Colin Morton (born 1948), Ontario
86. Daniel David Moses (born 1952), Ontario
87. George Mountain (1789-1863), Quebec
88. Erin Mouré (born 1955). Quebec
89. William Murdoch (1823-1887), New Brunswick
90. George Murray (born 1971), Newfoundland and Labrador
91. Susan Musgrave (born 1951), British Columbia
92. Jane Musoke-Nteyafas (born 1976), Ontario

N

1. Akhtar Naraghi (died 2015), Quebec
2. Roger Nash (born 1942), Ontario
3. Lyle Neff (born 1969), British Columbia
4. Lorri Nielsen Glenn (born 1947), Nova Scotia
5. Émile Nelligan (1879-1941), Quebec, French
6. Holly Nelson, Manitoba
7. Pierre Nepveu (born 1946), French Canadian poet, novelist and essayist
8. W.H. New (born 1938), British Columbia
9. John Newlove (1938-2003), British Columbia / Ontario
10. Lorri Neilsen Glenn (born 1947), Nova Scotia
11. bpNichol (Barrie Phillip Nichol) (1944-1988), Ontario
12. Robert Norwood (1874-1932), Nova Scotia
13. Alden Nowlan (1933-1983), New Brunswick

O

Michael Ondaatje

1. Patrick O'Connell (1944-2005), Manitoba
2. Jonathan Odell (1737-1818), New Brunswick
3. Standish O'Grady (1793-1841 fl.), Quebec
4. Thomas O'Hagan (1855-1939), Ontario
5. Sheree-Lee Olson, novelist, poet and journalist
6. Michael Ondaatje (born 1943), Ontario
7. Heather O'Neill (born 1973), Quebec
8. Martha Ostenso (1900-1963), Manitoba
9. Madeleine Ouellette-Michalska (born 1930), French-Canadian writer, novelist, essayist and poet
10. Richard Outram (1930-2005), Ontario

P

P.K. Page

Marjorie Pickthall

E.J. Pratt

1. Desmond Pacey (1917-1975), New Brunswick
2. P.K. Page (born 1916), British Columbia
3. Corrado Paina (born 1954), Italian poet living in Canada since 1987, editorial director of the quarterly magazine ItalyCanada Trade
4. Arleen Pare (born 1946), British Columbia
5. Sir Gilbert Parker (1862-1932), Canada / England
6. John Pass (born 1947), British Columbia
7. Neil Peart (born 1952), Ontario
8. David Pekrul (born 1950), British Columbia
9. Sasenarine Persaud Guyana-born 
10. M. NourbeSe Philip (born 1947), poet, novelist, playwright, essayist and short story writer
11. Ben Phillips (born 1947), Ontario
12. John Arthur Phillips (1842-1907), poet and journalist, wrote "The Factory Girl."
13. Alison Pick, poet and novelist
14. Marjorie Pickthall (1883-1922).
15. Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha (born 1975)
16. Jean-Guy Pilon (born 1930), French Canadian poet
17. George Pirie (1799-1870), newspaper publisher and poet
18. Al Pittman (1940-2001), poet and playwright
19. Ted Plantos (1943-2001), poet, writer, editor
20. Emily Pohl-Weary, Ontario
21. Sandy Pool
22. B.W. Powe (born 1955), Ontario
23. Claire Pratt (1921-1995), Ontario; daughter of E.J. Pratt.
24. E.J. Pratt (1882-1964), Newfoundland / Ontario; father of Claire Pratt.
25. Frank Prewett (1893-1962), Canada / England
26. Robert Priest (born 1951), Ontario
27. Stefan Psenak (born 1969), French Canadian poet, playwright and novelist
28. Al Purdy (1918-2000), writer, editor and poet

Q

1. Andy Quan (born 1969), Canada / Australia
2. Joseph Quesnel (1746-1809), French Canadian composer, poet, and playwright
3. Sina Queyras (born 1963), poet and academic

R

Charles G.D. Roberts

1. Gurcharan Rampuri Punjabi-language poet
2. Theodore Harding Rand (1835-1900), educator and poet
3. Ian Iqbal Rashid (born 1971), Canada / England
4. a.rawlings
5. Wayne Ray (born 1950), Ontario
6. John Reade (1837-1919), Quebec
7. James Reaney (1926-2008), Ontario
8. Michael Redhill (born 1966), Ontario
9. Beatrice Redpath (1886-1937), Quebec
10. John Reibetanz (born 1944), Ontario
11. D.C. Reid (born 1952), British Columbia
12. Jamie Reid (born 1941), British Columbia
13. Tracy Repchuk (born 1965)
14. Shane Rhodes
15. John Richardson (1796-1852), Ontario
16. Charles G.D. Roberts (1860-1943), New Brunswick
17. Dorothy Roberts (1906-1993), New Brunswick; daughter of Theodore Goodridge Roberts.
18. Lloyd Roberts (1884-1966), New Brunswick; son of Charles G.D. Roberts.
19. Theodore Goodridge Roberts (1877-1953), New Brunswick; brother of Charles G.D. Roberts.
20. William Carman Roberts (1874-1941), New Brunswick; brother of Charles G.D. Roberts.
21. Lisa Robertson (born 1961), British Columbia
22. William John Robertson (1846-1894), translator of French poetry
23. Ajmer Rode, British Columbia
24. Gordon Rodgers (born 1952), Newfoundland and Labrador
25. Carmen Rodriguez (born 1948), Chilean-Canadian poet, writes in both Spanish and English; translates her own work
26. Linda Rogers (born 1944), poet and children's writer
27. Alexander MacGregor Rose (1846-1898)
28. Joe Rosenblatt (born 1933), Governor General's Award-winning experimentalist.
29. Laisha Rosnau (born 1972), British Columbia  
30. Bruce Ross, Canada / United States
31. Stuart Ross (born 1959), Ontario
32. W.W.E. Ross (1894-1966), imagist poet of 1920s, has been called "Canada's first modern poet."
33. Stephen Rowe (born 1980), Newfoundland and Labrador
34. George Ryga (1932-1987), British Columbia, novelist, playwright, poet.

S

Sa-Sl

Duncan Campbell Scott

F.R. Scott

1. Lake Sagaris (born 1956), Canada / Chile
2. Trish Salah (born 1968)
3. Peter Sanger (born 1943), Nova Scotia
4. Charles Sangster (1822-1893), Ontario
5. Robyn Sarah (born 1949), Quebec.
6. Felix-Antoine Savard (1896-1982), priest, academic, poet, novelist and folklorist
7. Jacob Scheier (born 1980), Ontario; son of Libby Scheier
8. Libby Scheier (1946-2000), Ontario; mother of Jacob Scheier
9. Andreas Schroeder (born 1946), British Columbia
10. Stephen Scobie (born 1943), British Columbia
11. Duncan Campbell Scott (1862-1947), Ontario.
12. F.R. Scott (1899-1985), Quebec; son of Frederick George Scott, father of Peter Dale Scott.
13. Frederick George Scott (1861-1944), Quebec; father of F.R. Scott
14. Peter Dale Scott (born 1929), poet and academic; son of F.R.Scott.
15. Joseph Scriven (1819-1886), author of "What a Friend we have in Jesus"
16. Olive Senior (born 1941), Jamaica / Canada
17. Seranus (1859-1935), Ontario.
18. Robert W. Service (1874-1958), Yukon.
19. April Severin, author of seven chapbooks, and three greeting cards
20. Kathy Shaidle (born 1964), Ontario
21. Virna Sheard (1865-1943)
22. Francis Sherman (1871-1926)
23. Joseph Sherman (1945-2006), poet and visual arts editor
24. Carol Shields (1935-2003), American-born Canadian novelist, short-story writer, poet, playwright and writer
25. Trish Shields, British Columbia
26. Sandy Shreve (born 1950), British Columbia
27. Goran Simic (born 1952), Bosnian-born poet, playwright and short-story writer living in Canada since 1995
28. Melanie Siebert, British Columbia
29. Anne Simpson (born 1956), poet and novelist
30. Sue Sinclair
31. Sonja A. Skarstedt (1960-2009), Quebec
32. Robin Skelton, (1925-1997),  British Columbia
33. Constance Lindsay Skinner (1877-1939), British Columbia
34. Daniel Sloate (1931-2009), translator, poet, playwright and academic

Sm-Sz

A.J.M. Smith

Raymond Souster

1. Carolyn Smart (born 1952), English-born poet, author and academic
2. Elizabeth Smart (1913-1986), poet and novelist whose book, By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept, detailed her romance with English poet George Barker
3. A.J.M. Smith (1902-1980), Quebec
4. Douglas Burnet Smith (born 1949)
5. John Smith (born 1927), Prince Edward Island
6. Kay Smith (1911-2004), New Brunswick
7. Mary Barry Smith (1844-1914), New Brunswick
8. Michael V. Smith, British Columbia
9. Ron Smith (born 1943), British Columbia
10. William Wye Smith (1826-1917)
11. Albert E.S. Smythe (1861-1947), Ontario
12. Karen Solie (born 1966), Ontario
13. John Solomon
14. Madeline Sonik (born 1960), British Columbia
15. Carolyn Marie Souaid (born 1959), Quebec
16. Raymond Souster (1921 - 2012), Ontario
17. Esta Spalding (born 1966)
18. Heather Spears (born 1934), Canada / Denmark
19. Birk Sproxton (1943-2007), Alberta
20. Harold Standish (1919-1972), Ontario
21. George Stanley (born 1934), California / British Columbia
22. Carmine Starnino, Quebec
23. John Steffler (born 1947), Newfoundland and Labrador
24. Ian Stephens (1954-1996), Quebec
25. Ricardo Sternberg (born 1948), poet born in Brazil, educated in the United States
26. Richard Stevenson (born 1952), Alberta
27. Shannon Stewart
28. John Stiles (born 1966)
29. Anne Stone (born 1969)
30. Barry Straton (1854-1906), New Brunswick
31. Arthur Stringer (1874-1950), novelist and poet, first Canadian to use free verse
32. Betsy Struthers (born 1951), Ontario
33. Alan Sullivan (1868-1947), poet, short-story writer, railroad surveyor and mining engineer
34. Rosemary Sullivan (born 1947), poet, biographer, academic and anthologist
35. John Sutherland (1919-1956), Quebec
36. Robert Swanson (1905-1994), British Columbia
37. Robert Sward (born 1933), American and Canadian poet and novelist
38. George Swede (born 1940), Latvian-born Canadian children's writer and poet who writes Haiku in English
39. Todd Swift (born 1966), poet, editor and academic living in the United Kingdom
40. Anne Szumigalski (1922-1999), Saskatchewan

T

E.W. Thomson

1. Bruce Taylor (born 1960), Quebec
2. Heather Taylor (born 1977), Canada / England
3. Ruth Taylor (1961-2006), poet, editor and academic
4. John Terpstra, Ontario
5. Sharon Thesen (born 1946), British Columbia
6. Colleen Thibaudeau (1925-2012), Ontario; wife of James Reaney.
7. John Thompson (1938-1976), New Brunswick
8. E.W. Thomson (1849-1924), journalist, writer and poet
9. Matthew Tierney (born 1970)
10. Mohamud Siad Togane (born 1943), Somalia / Canada
11. Lola Lemire Tostevin (born 1937), Ontario
12. Rhea Tregebov (born 1953), poet and children's writer
13. Raymond D. Tremblay, poet, writer, social services agency official
14. Roland Michel Tremblay (born 1972), French-Canadian author, poet, scriptwriter, development producer andconsultant who moved to London, England in 1995
15. Tony Tremblay (born 1968), French-Canadian poet, writer, spoken word artist, journalist and radio personality
16. Peter Trower (born 1930), poet and novelist
17. Mark Truscott (born 1970), Ontario
18. Helen Tsiriotakis (born 1967)
19. James Alexander Tucker (1872-1903), Ontario
20. Elise Turcotte (born 26 June 1957), French-Canadian writer and poet
21. John Tyndall (born 1951), Ontario
22. Maxine Tynes (1943-2011), Nova Scotia
23. Daniel Scott Tysdal (born 1978)

U

1. Marie Uguay (1955-1981), French-Canadian poet
2. Doug Underhill (born 1946), New Brunswick
3. Priscilla Uppal (born 1974), Ontario
4. Jane Urquhart (born 1949), Ontario
5. David UU (1948-1994), Ontario / British Columbia
6. Uvavnuk, Nunavut

V

1. Peter Van Toorn (born 1944), Quebec
2. R.M. Vaughan (born 1965), poet, novelist and playwright
3. Steve Venright (born 1961), experimental poet and visual artist.
4. Pasquale Verdicchio (born 1954)
5. Paul Vermeersch (born 1973), Ontario
6. Katherena Vermette (born 1977), Manitoba
7. Roger Viets (1738-1811), Nova Scotia
8. Gilles Vigneault (born 1928), Quebec poet, publisher and singer-songwriter; Quebec nationalist and sovereigntist
9. Garth von Buchholz (also G.A. Buchholz) (born 1968) British Columbia, poet, dark fiction author, playwright, journalist and arts critic

W

Miriam Waddington

1. Miriam Waddington (1917-2004), poet, short story writer and translator
2. Fred Wah (born 1939), British Columbia
3. Anna Louisa Walker (1836-1907), Canada / England
4. Bronwen Wallace (1945-1989), poet and short story writer
5. Tom Walmsley (born 1948), playwright, novelist, poet and screenwriter
6. Agnes Walsh (born 1950), actor, poet, playwright and storyteller
7. David Waltner-Toews (born 1948), epidemiologist, essayist, poet, fiction writer, veterinarian
8. Bertram Warr (1917-1943), Canada / England
9. Terry Watada (born 1951) author, writer, and poet
10. James Wreford Watson (1915-1990), geologist, published poetry as "James Wreford."
11. Wilfred Watson (1911-1998), Alberta
12. Alison Watt (born 1957), writer, poet and painter
13. Tom Wayman (born 1945), poet and academic
14. Phyllis Webb (born 1927), poet and radio broadcaster
15. John Weier (born 1949)
16. Arthur Weir (1864-1902), Quebec
17. Robert Stanley Weir (1856-1926), Quebec
18. Liliane Welch (born 1937), New Brunswick
19. Zachariah Wells (born 1976), poet, critic, essayist and editor
20. Darren Wershler-Henry (born 1966), experimental poet, non-fiction writer and cultural critic
21. Ethelwyn Wetherald (1857-1940)
22. David Wevill (born 1935)
23. George Whalley (1915-1983), Ontario
24. Dawud Wharnsby (born 1972), singer-songwriter, poet, performer, educator and television personality
25. Michael Whelan (1858-1937), New Brunswick
26. John Roger White (1929-1993), Toronto, historian, novelist, editor, visual artist, and dancer
27. Clifton Whiten (1939-2003), Ontario
28. Zoe Whittall (born 1976), poet and novelist
29. Anne Wilkinson (1910-1961) modernist poet, writer and essayist
30. Julia Williams (born 1976), Alberta
31. Anne Elizabeth Wilson (1901-1946), Ontario
32. Sheri-D Wilson (born 1958), poet and playwright.
33. Rob Winger (born 1974), poet and academic
34. Theresa Wolfwood, political activist and poet
35. George Woodcock (1912-1995), poet, essayist, critic, biographer and historian
36. Constance Woodrow (1899-1937), Canada
37. Lance Woolaver (born 1948) is a Canadian author, poet, playwright and director
38. Harold Verschoyle Wrong (1891-1916), Ontario

Y

1. J. Michael Yates (born 1938), poet and dramatist
2. Eric Mackay Yeoman (1885-1909), Nova Scotia
3. Jean Yoon (born 1962), actor, poet and playwright
4. D'bi Young born in Jamaica, moved to Canada in 1993 dub poet, actor and playwright
5. Patricia Young (born 1954)
6. Pamelia Vining Yule (1826-1897)

Z

1. David Zieroth (born 1946)
2. S.P. Zitner (1925-2005)
3. Rachel Zolf (born 1968), poet and editor
4. Carolyn Zonailo (born 1947), poet and publisher
5. Jan Zwicky (born 1955), philosopher, poet, essayist, and violinist

See also

• List of Canadian writers
• List of years in poetry

References

• Bentley, D. M. R (2004), The Confederation Group of Canadian poets, 1880-1897, University of Toronto Press, ISBN 0802087396, http://books.google.ca/books?id=yD_F8V0wONkC&lpg=PP1&dq=Canadian%20poets&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=true 
• Woodcock, George (1976), Canadian poets, 1960-1973: a list, Golden Dog Press, ISBN 0919614140, http://books.google.ca/books?id=OZ28ntU7AnoC&lpg=PP1&dq=Canadian%20poets&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=true 
• Heath, Jeffrey M (1980-1991), Profiles in Canadian Literature, Volume 7, Dundurn Press, ISBN 1550021451, http://books.google.ca/books?id=qmMRJzrllTwC&lpg=PA69&dq=Canadian%20poets&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=true 
• Trehearne, Brian (2010), Canadian Poetry 1920 to 1960, McClelland & Stewart, ISBN 9780771086311, http://books.google.ca/books?id=5YgppDd6JQcC&lpg=PA440&dq=Canadian%20poets&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=true 
• Gerson, Carole; Gwendolyn Davies (2010), Canadian Poetry from the Beginnings Through the First World War, McClelland & Stewart, ISBN 9780771093647, http://books.google.ca/books?id=YKfveTOyTB0C&lpg=PA417&dq=Canadian%20poets&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=true