Ronald Gilmour Everson (November 18, 1903 – February 16, 1992) was a Canadian poet born in Oshawa ON. He studied at
University of Toronto
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(B.A. 1927) and Upper Canada Law School (LL.B. 1930).
[Peter Stevens. "Ronald Gilmour Everson." ''The Canadian Encyclopedia.'' December 15, 2013.] In university, he was an editor of the literary publication Acta Victoriana. After graduating university, he married Lorna Jean Austin on April 15, 1931, and then lived in a cabin near Huntsville, Ontario for five years. He worked at a public relations firm, called Johnston, Everson & Charlesworth Ltd., in Montreal from 1936-1969. In 1957, he published his first book of poetry, ''Three Dozen Poems.'' He was a founding member of the publishing company Delta Books in Montreal, and the poet support organization
The League of Canadian Poets.
After spending most of his life in Montreal, he moved to Burlington, ON, Canada, where he died February 16, 1992.
He participated in
Dial-A-Poem Montreal
Dial-A-Poem Montreal was a phone-based service started in 1985 by Fortner Anderson, who was inspired by John Giorno's Dial-A-Poem and wanted to expand poetry beyond the limits of print.Michael Farber. "A line of poetry just a dial away." ''The Gaz ...
1985-1987.
Publications
Poetry
*''Three Dozen Poems.'' Montreal, QC: Cambridge Press, 1957.
*''A Lattice for Momos.'' Contact Press, 1958.
*''Blind Man's Holiday.'' Toronto, ON: Ryerson Press, 1963.
*''Four Poems.'' Norwich, VT: American Letters Press, 1963.
*''Wrestle with an Angel.'' Montreal, QC: Delta Canada, 1965.
*''Incident on Cote des Neiges, and other poems.'' Amherst, MA: Green Knight Press, 1966.
*''Raby Head, and other poems.'' Amherst, MA: Green Knight Press, 1967.
*''The Dark is Not So Dark.'' Montreal, QC: Delta Canada, 1969.
*''Elinor's Mouth-hole.'' Santa Barbara, CA: Unicorn Press, 1969.
*''Selected Poems, 1920-1970.'' Montreal, QC: Delta Canada, 1970.
*''Indian Summer.'' Ottawa, ON: Oberon, 1976.
*''Carnival.'' Ottawa, ON: Oberon, 1978.
*''Everson at Eighty.'' Ottawa, ON: Oberon, 1983.
*''Poems About Me.'' Ottawa, ON: Oberon, 1990.
References
1903 births
1992 deaths
20th-century Canadian poets
Canadian male poets
University of Toronto alumni
20th-century Canadian male writers
Poets from Montreal
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