Tim Lander (26 February 1938 – 20 August 2023) was a Canadian poet. Born in

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, England, he studied at the

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. In 1964, Lander emigrated to Canada. He lived primarily in Vancouver, where he began publishing

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s of his poetry. Lander lived in

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, British Columbia. Lander used to be seen regularly playing a penny-whistle in front of the Regional Library branch at the Krall space (downtown Nanaimo) until his accident in 2021 where he moved to an assisted living facility. He used to survive by selling his poetry and enjoyed the generosity of verbal exchange with passers-by. Tim Lander died on 20 August 2023, at the age of 85.

Bibliography

*''The Ghosts of the City'' (1991) *''Street Heart Poems'' (1993) *''Pecunia Non Olet'' (1997) *''The Glass Book: Poems'' (1999) *''The Book of Prejudices'' (2002) *''Inappropriate Behaviour'' (2006)

References

1938 births 2023 deaths Poets from British Columbia Canadian male poets Writers from Surrey Alumni of the University of London English emigrants to Canada 20th-century Canadian poets 20th-century Canadian male writers {{Canada-poet-stub