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Milton Acorn
1923 - 1986
works by
- In Love and Anger (1956)
- Against a League of Liars (1960)
- The Brain's the Target (1960)
- a special issue of The Fiddlehead containing 58 poems (1963)
- Jawbreakers (1963)
- I've Tasted My Blood: Poems 1956 to 1968 (1969)
- The Island Means Minago (1975)
- I Shout Love and Of Shaving Off His Beard (1971)
- More Poems For People (1972)
- Jackpine Sonnets (1977)
- Captain Neal MacDougal & the Naked Goddess (1982)
- Dig up my Heart: Selected Poems 1952-1983 (1983)
works on
- M. Gnarowski, "Milton Acorn, A Review In Introspect," Culture, 25 (1964), 119-29
- Dorothy Livesay, "Search For Style: The Poetry of Milton Acorn," Canadian Literature, No. 40 (1969), pp.33-42.
- Chris Gudgeon, Out of This World : The Natural History of Milton Acorn (hardcover 1998)
awards
- Nominated "The People's Poet" for the award designed in his honour, the "Canadian Poetry Award" (1970)
- Governor-General's Award for The Island Means Minago (1975)
- Senior Award Winner of Canada Council.
resources
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Scream 97: Milton Acorn
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short bio and photo
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Canadian Poetry Association - Milton Acorn People's Poetry Award
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"The Milton Acorn People's Poetry Award is given annually to the author of a work
sustaining the tradition of a people's literature in Canada and internationally."
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In Love and Anger: Milton Acorn - Poet
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this appears to be an National Film Board film that you can order. not much info provided.
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A Wake for Milton
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from National Film Board site:
Abstract: "Canadian poet, Milton Acorn, is remembered with feeling and eloquence in this tribute that takes the form of a wake. Cedric Smith acts as the singer of Acorn's life and art, while such friends as Al Purdy, Pat Lane, and Gwendolyn MacEwen recall the man known as "The People's Poet." Evoked here is the unique mixture of intense emotion, wit and radical politics that identified Acorn as a man and a poet. (Award: Halifax.)"
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