Tom MacInnes | |
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Born | Thomas Robert Edward McInnes October 29, 1867 Dresden, Ontario, Canada |
Died | February 11, 1951 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | (aged 83)
Occupation | lawyer |
Language | English |
Nationality | Canadian |
Alma mater | University of Toronto, Osgoode Hall Law School |
Genre | poetry |
Thomas Robert Edward MacInnes (né McInnes) (October 29, 1867 – February 11, 1951) was a Canadian poet and writer whose writings ranged from "vigorous, slangy recollections of the Yukon gold rush" (Lonesome Bar, 1909) to "a translation of and commentary on Lao-tzu’s philosophy" (The Teaching of the Old Boy, 1927).[1] His narrative verse was highly popular in his lifetime.[citation needed]