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Charlotte Mary Mew (1869–1928) was a British poet whose work spanned the Victorian and modernist periods. Her first collection, The Farmer’s Bridge, was published by Harold Monro’s Poetry Bookshop in 1916; a second collection, The Rambling Sailor, was published posthumously by the same in 1929.

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Bruce Meyer, a professor of English at Laurentian University at Georgian College, has published 15 volumes of poems, edited many literary anthologies, and authored works of criticism. He is Artistic Director, Leacock Summer Literary Festival and frequently broadcasts on CBC Radio and TV, W Network, and TV Ontario.

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  • Challis, D. A., and Gloria Rawlinson. The Book of Iris: A Biography of Robin Hyde. Auckland: Auckland University Press, 2002.
  • Hyde, Robin. The Desolate Star and Other Poems. Christchurch: Whitcombe & Tombs, 1929.
  • --. The Conquerors and Other Poems. Macmillan's Contemporary Poets. London: Macmillan, 1935.
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  • Taylor, Richard. Frank Pearce Sturm: His Life, Letters and Collected Work. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1969. PR6037 .T94 1969 UTL at Downsview
  • Sturm, Frank Pearce. An Hour of Reverie. London: E. Mathews, 1905.
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Paul Claudel (1868-1955) was a professional diplomat who represented France as ambassador in many countries including China and the United States. In his poetry, he reveals himself as a fervent Catholic and mystic. Claudel often writes in short versets which make his thought difficult to follow.

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  • Smith, A. J. M. News of the Phoenix and Other Poems. Toronto: Ryerson Press, 1943.
  • --. A Sort of Ecstasy. Michigan State College Press, 1954. Toronto: Ryerson Press, 1954.
  • --. Collected Poems. Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1962.
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  • Djwa, Sandra. Politics of the Imagination: A Life of F.R. Scott. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1987.
  • Richardson, Keith. "Scott, Francis Reginald (Frank)." The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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  • MacInnes, Tom. Complete Poems. Toronto: Ryerson, 1923. Internet Archive. PR 9199.3 M3215 A17 Victoria College Canadiana
  • --. The Fool of Joy. Toronto: McClelland, Goodchild, and Stewart, 1918. Internet Archive.
  • --. High Low Along: A Didactic Poem. Vancouver: Canada Clark and Stuart, 1934. PR9199.3 .M3215 H5 1934 Victoria Canadiana
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  • Duprey, Richard. "Wilson (Pugsley) MacDonald." Canadian Writers, 1890-1920. Ed. W. H. New. Detroit: Gale, 1990.
  • MacDonald, Wilson. Armand Dussault, and Other Poems. Toronto: Macmillan, 1946. PURDY M 24 University College
  • --. Caw-caw Ballads. Montclair, N.J.: Pine Tree, 1930. PS8524 .D65 C3 Robarts