Ronald Gilmour Everson (November 18, 1903 – February 16, 1992) was a Canadian poet born in Oshawa ON. He studied at University of Toronto (B.A. 1927) and Upper Canada Law School (LL.B. 1930).[1][2] In university, he was an editor of the literary publication Acta Victoriana. After graduating university, he married Lorna Jean Austin on April 15, 1931, and then lived in a cabin near Huntsville, Ontario for five years. He worked at a public relations firm, called Johnston, Everson & Charlesworth Ltd., in Montreal from 1936-1969. In 1957, he published his first book of poetry, Three Dozen Poems. He was a founding member of the publishing company Delta Books in Montreal, and the poet support organization The League of Canadian Poets.[1] After spending most of his life in Montreal, he moved to Burlington, ON, Canada, where he died February 16, 1992.
He participated in Dial-A-Poem Montreal 1985-1987.
Publications
Poetry
- Three Dozen Poems. Montreal, QC: Cambridge Press, 1957.
- A Lattice for Momos. Contact Press, 1958.
- Blind Man's Holiday. Toronto, ON: Ryerson Press, 1963.
- Four Poems. Norwich, VT: American Letters Press, 1963.
- Wrestle with an Angel. Montreal, QC: Delta Canada, 1965.
- Incident on Cote des Neiges, and other poems. Amherst, MA: Green Knight Press, 1966.
- Raby Head, and other poems. Amherst, MA: Green Knight Press, 1967.
- The Dark is Not So Dark. Montreal, QC: Delta Canada, 1969.
- Elinor's Mouth-hole. Santa Barbara, CA: Unicorn Press, 1969.
- Selected Poems, 1920-1970. Montreal, QC: Delta Canada, 1970.
- Indian Summer. Ottawa, ON: Oberon, 1976.
- Carnival. Ottawa, ON: Oberon, 1978.
- Everson at Eighty. Ottawa, ON: Oberon, 1983.
- Poems About Me. Ottawa, ON: Oberon, 1990.
References
- ^ a b "R.G. Everson fonds - Search Research Collections". archives.mcmaster.ca.
- ^ Peter Stevens. "Ronald Gilmour Everson." The Canadian Encyclopedia. December 15, 2013.
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