This article is about the 20th-century Canadian poet. For the 19th-century English poet, see Robert Anderson (poet).
by George J. Dance
Robert Thompson Anderson (1880-1960) was a Canadian poet.[1]
![Robert Anderson (1880-1960), Canadian Born, and other western verse]. Edmonton, AB: Esdale Press, 1913. Courtesy Internet Archive.](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/pennyspoetry/images/7/70/Canadianbornothe00andeuoft_0001.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20140419210151)
Robert Anderson (1880-1960), Canadian Born, and other western verse]. Edmonton, AB: Esdale Press, 1913. Courtesy Internet Archive.
Life[]
Anderson worked at at various times as a journalist, a soldier, and a fire-fighter.[1]
During his 20s he lived in Lemon Creek, in the Kootenay Mountains of British Columbia, where he contributed verse to the local papers and was known as the "Kipling of the Kootenays".[2]
He later moved to Edmonton, Alberta, and became a fireman. After serving in World War I, he lived in Alberta the rest of his life.[2]
Publications[]
Poetry[]
- The Old Timer, and other poems. Edmonton, AB: Edmonton Printing & Publishing, 1909.
- Canadian Born, and other western verse. Edmonton, AB: Esdale Press, 1913.
- Troopers in France. Edmonton, AB: Coles Printing, 1932.
Except where noted, bibliographical information courtesy University of Toronto.[1]
See also[]
References[]
Notes[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Notes on Life and Works," Anderson, Robert Thompson (1880-1960), Representative Poetry Online, University of Toronto, UToronto.ca, Web, Nov. 12, 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Anderson, Robert T., ABCBookworld. Web, Apr. 19, 2014.
External links[]
- Poems
- About
- Robert T. Anderson at ABCBookworld
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