Raymond Holmes Souster was a Canadian poet whose writing career spanned over 70 years.
11 Facts About Raymond Souster
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Raymond Souster's first published poem appeared in First Statement, the little magazine founded by John Sutherland in Montreal in 1942.
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Contact Press published Raymond Souster's Selected Poems, edited by Dudek, in 1956, which brought Raymond Souster his first serious critical attention.
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Raymond Souster edited two anthologies for Contact, Poets 56 in 1956, and New Wave Canada: The New Explosion in Poetry in 1966.
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Raymond Souster was the League's first president from 1967 to 1972.
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The early 1960s were a prolific and distinguished period for Raymond Souster, culminating in his own Governor General's Award in 1964 for his Collected Poems, The Colour of the Times.
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Raymond Souster was the Canadian poet of his generation most overtly interested in, and influenced by, the contemporary American scene.
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Raymond Souster was first attracted to Henry Miller, and later entered into lasting friendships and correspondence with Robert Creeley and Cid Corman.
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Raymond Souster won the Governor General's Award in 1964 for The Colour of the Times.
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Raymond Souster was named an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1995.
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Raymond Souster's poems describe life in Toronto, ordinary people and the daily events, feelings and experiences of modern city living.