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Dennis Beynon Lee OC (born August 31, 1939) is a Canadian poet, teacher, editor, and critic born in Toronto, Ontario. He is also a children's writer , well known for his book of children's rhymes, Alligator Pie .
Aug 30, 2019 · Dennis Lee is an iconic Canadian poet. (The Canadian Press) 2019 marks two milestones for Canadian poet Dennis Lee — he turns 80 years old on Aug. 31, 2019 and his most famous book, the...
Dennis Lee was born on August 31, 1939, in Toronto, Ontario. His collection Civil Elegies and Other Poems was awarded the 1972 Governor General's Award, one of Canada's highest literary honors, but Lee continues to be best known for his collections of cleverly-rhymed children's verse.
Dennis Beynon Lee, OC, MA is a Canadian poet and thinker who lives in Toronto, Ontario. He is also a children's writer. After attending high school at the University of Toronto Schools, Lee received bachelor's and master's degrees in English from the University of Toronto.
Dennis Lee published his first book, Kingdom of Absence, in 1967, the same year he co-founded House of Anansi Press. Civil Elegies and Other Poems won a Governor General’s Literary Award in 1972, and he has since published 15 books of poems.
Apr 17, 2020 · Lee's career spans nearly 40 books, including the 1972 Governor General's Literary Award winner Civil Elegies and the iconic children's poetry...
Oct 20, 2017 · Dennis Lee has written more than 30 books. He's won pretty well every literary prize in Canada, is an Officer of the Order of Canada and was the first poet laureate of Toronto.
