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Al Purdy
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Alfred Wellington Purdy OC OOnt (December 30, 1918 – April 21, 2000) was a 20th-century Canadian free verse poet. Purdy's writing career spanned fifty-six years. His works include thirty-nine books of poetry; a novel; two volumes of memoirs and four books of correspondence, in addition to his posthumous works. He has been called English Canada's "unofficial poet laureate" and "a national poet in a way that you only find occasionally in the life of a culture."[1]
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![]() Al Purdy Memorial “Voice of the Land” by Sculptors Veronica and Edwin Dam de Nogales | |
Born | Alfred Wellington Purdy (1918-12-30)December 30, 1918 Wooler, Ontario, Canada |
Died | April 21, 2000(2000-04-21) (aged 81) North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada |
Known for | Writer, editor and poet |
Spouse | Eurithe |
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