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Irving Layton

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Born: March 11 1912

Died: 0303 01 20062006

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Poet, Teacher.

Born as Israel Pincu Lazarovitch, author Irving Layton immigrated to Canada in 1913, as a baby, his family settling on the infamous St. Urbain Street in the city of Montreal. In the heavily French-speaking province of Quebec, some locals were weary of English foreigners and Jewish families, however, the Lazarovitches adapted to the city where a great Canadian literary scene flourished, producing several English authors such as Mordecai Richler, Leonard Cohen and Louis Dudek.

In the early 1930's, Irving Layton received a Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture from MacDonald College. In 1946, he received his M.A. in Political Science. He also began teaching English, History, and Political Science at the Jewish parochial high school, Herzliah, in 1949. He taught modern English and American poetry at Sir George Williams University and worked as a tenured professor at York University in the 1970s. He lectured occasionally at McGill University in Political Science. He taught English and Literature at the Jewish Public Library.

Irving Layton often recited his works at readings and travelled the world doing so, gaining fame and popularity. Over the course of his life, Irving Layton received many awards and honours for his writing. In 1959, Irving Layton received the Governor-General's Award for "A Red Carpet for the Sun." He was titled an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1976. In 1981, he was nominated for the Nobel Prize for Literature by Italy and South Korea. He also received the Petrarch Award for Poetry.

Well loved, Irving led a full life surrounded by students, friends and family. He was married four times - to Faye Lynch, Harriet Bernstein, Annette Pottier and Betty Sutherland. He also lived with a woman named Aviva Cantor for several years. He fathered four children during his life named Max, Naomi, David and Samantha Clara.

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Irving Layton

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A Wild Peculiar Joy: The Selected Poems

Love Poems Irving Layton

Love Where the Nights Are Long: An Anthology of Canadian Love Poems

Dance With Desire

For My Brother Jesus

Droppings from Heaven

Waiting For The Messiah: A Memoir

Collected Poems - Limited Edition

Irving Layton and Robert Creeley: The Complete Correspondence, 1953-1978

Fortunate Exile

Fornalutx: Selected Poems, 1928-1990

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The Pole-Vaulter

The Improved Binoculars

The Covenant

The Selected Poems

Periods of The Moon

The Swinging Flesh

Balls for a One-Armed Juggler

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