Welcome to the ACPA!
As you begin to explore our website, you will find biographies, poems, critical analyses, and bibliographies on various Atlantic Canadian Poets. You will also come to realize how talented each of these authors are and how much they deserve recognition.
Since its launch in March 2012, the Atlantic Canadian Poets' Archive (ACPA) has grown to include entries on many poets from the Atlantic provinces. Among of them are the contemporary, the foundational, and the obscure. Diversity in style, form, theme, and subject speak to the importance of each entry, which all contribute to our understanding of the poetics of Atlantic Canada as a whole.
Many of the poets featured on this archive have received major regional and national awards: Don Domanski, Lesley Choyce, Sue Goyette, John Steffler, Tonja Gunvaldsen-Klaassen, and Susan Paddon have all won the J.M. Abrahams award (formerly the Atlantic Poetry Prize); Don McKay is the two time winner of the Governor General’s Poetry Award, along with previous winners Al Purdy, George Elliott Clarke and nominees Tammy Armstrong and Lynn Davies; both McKay and Anne Simpson have won the Griffin Poetry prize. The Archive also includes entries on unsung, yet deserving poets. The editors of the ACPA have made it their goal to celebrate each poet individually and the overall genre of Atlantic Canadian poetry.
Although the ACPA has many entries, it does not represent the entirety of Atlantic Canadian Poets. The poets featured on this archive are selected by the student author, whether for personal interest, or because their work was studied in class. For this reason, we have composed a compendium of Atlantic Canadian Poets yet to be written on as a resource for future student writers and ACPA submissions. For the most extensive list of Atlantic Canadian Poets, please resource this tool and not merely the works featured on our site.
This Archive represents a big step towards raising awareness of the talented writers in our own backyards. We seek to provide a venue for scholarly voices and we want to extend the conversation.
Kathleen Pond
Managing Editor, 2017
Atlantic Canadian Poets’ Archive
St. Thomas University, Fredericton, NB
Since its launch in March 2012, the Atlantic Canadian Poets' Archive (ACPA) has grown to include entries on many poets from the Atlantic provinces. Among of them are the contemporary, the foundational, and the obscure. Diversity in style, form, theme, and subject speak to the importance of each entry, which all contribute to our understanding of the poetics of Atlantic Canada as a whole.
Many of the poets featured on this archive have received major regional and national awards: Don Domanski, Lesley Choyce, Sue Goyette, John Steffler, Tonja Gunvaldsen-Klaassen, and Susan Paddon have all won the J.M. Abrahams award (formerly the Atlantic Poetry Prize); Don McKay is the two time winner of the Governor General’s Poetry Award, along with previous winners Al Purdy, George Elliott Clarke and nominees Tammy Armstrong and Lynn Davies; both McKay and Anne Simpson have won the Griffin Poetry prize. The Archive also includes entries on unsung, yet deserving poets. The editors of the ACPA have made it their goal to celebrate each poet individually and the overall genre of Atlantic Canadian poetry.
Although the ACPA has many entries, it does not represent the entirety of Atlantic Canadian Poets. The poets featured on this archive are selected by the student author, whether for personal interest, or because their work was studied in class. For this reason, we have composed a compendium of Atlantic Canadian Poets yet to be written on as a resource for future student writers and ACPA submissions. For the most extensive list of Atlantic Canadian Poets, please resource this tool and not merely the works featured on our site.
This Archive represents a big step towards raising awareness of the talented writers in our own backyards. We seek to provide a venue for scholarly voices and we want to extend the conversation.
Kathleen Pond
Managing Editor, 2017
Atlantic Canadian Poets’ Archive
St. Thomas University, Fredericton, NB
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Thank you!
The creation of the Atlantic Canadian Poets Archive would not have been possible without financial contribution from the Canada Summer Jobs Grant. This anthology was created and maintained by St. Thomas University’s English Department, with Monica Grasse serving as Managing Editor for 2015-16. The project is overseen by English and Creative Writing Professor, Dr. Kathleen McConnell.
Thank you to our previous editors Lisa Banks, Nick Geldart, Allyson Groves, Patrick O’Reilly, and Mallory Ross for their dedicated work in editing and publishing entries, creating their own submissions, and maintaining a flawless website. The ACPA would not be what it is without you.
We are thankful to those who submitted their scholarly work to be included in this anthology.
Additional thanks to Dr. Elizabeth McKim, the 2010-11 “Atlantic Canadian Women Poets” Honours Seminar class (Allyson Groves, Lisa Banks, Meghan Loch, Laura Noble, Michelle MacNeil, Ben Savoie, Lexi Whitman, Victoria Embree, and Katelyn Price), the fall 2011 & 2015 Advanced Poetry Workshop, and Dr. Kathleen McConnell’s 2014-15 “Contemporary Atlantic Canadian Poetry” Honours Seminar class (Ben Lord, Sharisse LeBrun, Molly Strickland, and Monica Grasse) at St. Thomas University for their contributions to the production of this archive.
Thank you to the poets who allowed their work to be included in this anthology – without you, we would not have been introduced to your talented work, and would not have found our passion for sharing your deserving work.
Much thanks to Jeffrey Carleton (Director of Communications, St. Thomas University) for his help and support with this endeavour. Thank you to Jacqueline Cormier (Communications Officer, St. Thomas University) for our stunning cover photos.
