E. J. Pratt | |
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Born | Edwin John Dove Pratt February 4, 1882 Western Bay, Newfoundland |
Died | April 26, 1964 Toronto, Ontario, Canada | (aged 82)
Language | English |
Nationality | Canadian |
Citizenship | British subject |
Education | Master of Arts |
Alma mater | Victoria University, Toronto (BA) |
Genre | Poetry |
Notable awards | Governor General's Award, FRSC, Lorne Pierce Medal |
Spouse | Viola Whitney Pratt |
Edwin John Dove Pratt CMG FRSC (February 4, 1882 – April 26, 1964),[1] who published as E. J. Pratt, was a Canadian poet.[2] Originally from Newfoundland, Pratt lived most of his life in Toronto, Ontario. A three-time winner of the country's Governor General's Award for poetry, he has been called "the foremost Canadian poet of the first half of the century."[1]