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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 .
Apr 19, 2023 · THE initial journey to musical eminence for Penang-born Dennis Lee Ean Hooi, an internationally renowned classical pianist who died at the age of 76 in London on Saturday, is not much known even to many music lovers.
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.
Feb 10, 2008 · Dennis Beynon Lee, teacher, editor, critic, poet (b at Toronto 31 Aug 1939). A graduate in English from U of T (BA 1962, MA 1965), Lee has taught or served as writer-in-residence for various universities.
Dennis Lee is Toronto’s first Poet Laureate, an Officer of the Order of Canada and the author of timeless children’s collections such as Garbage Delight, Jelly Belly, Bubblegum Delicious and The Ice Cream Store.
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. He was Toronto’s first poet laureate and received the City of Toronto’s Lifetime Achievement Award ...
Apr 17, 2020 · Dennis Lee has been writing poetry for more than 50 years. Lee's career spans nearly 40 books, including the 1972 Governor General's Literary Award winner Civil Elegies and the iconic...
Oct 20, 2017 · 50 years ago, Dennis Lee co-founded House of Anansi Press. To mark the anniversary, Anansi published a collection of Lee’s poetry called “Heart Residence.”. Although he's best-known for his ...
