William Hawkins (songwriter and poet)

William Hawkins
William Hawkins and his taxi, 2009
Born	(1940-05-20)May 20, 1940 Ottawa, Ontario
Died	July 4, 2016(2016-07-04) (aged 76) Ottawa, Ontario
Occupation	Poet, Songwriter and Performer
Nationality	Canadian
Years active	1963-1972; sporadically thereafter

William Alfred Hawkins (May 20, 1940 – July 4, 2016) was a Canadian songwriter, poet, musician and journalist,^[1] most notable for his contributions in the 1960s to Canadian folk rock music and to Canadian poetry. His best known song is "Gnostic Serenade", originally recorded by 3's a Crowd.