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Wayde Compton (born 1972) is a 
Compton has published books of poetry, essays, and fiction, and he edited the first comprehensive anthology of black writing from British Columbia. He co-founded Commodore Books with David Chariandy and Karina Vernon in 2006, the first black-oriented press in Western Canada. He also co-founded the Hogan's Alley Memorial Project in 2002, a grassroots organization that promotes the history of Vancouver's black community. Compton teaches in the faculty of
''Performance Bond''
Vancouver: Arsenal Pulp Press, 2004, p. 15.
Hogan's Alley Memorial Project blog
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Wayde Compton (born 1972) is a Canadian
Canadians () are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being ''C ...
writer. He was born in Vancouver
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, British Columbia
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.
Compton has published books of poetry, essays, and fiction, and he edited the first comprehensive anthology of black writing from British Columbia. He co-founded Commodore Books with David Chariandy and Karina Vernon in 2006, the first black-oriented press in Western Canada. He also co-founded the Hogan's Alley Memorial Project in 2002, a grassroots organization that promotes the history of Vancouver's black community. Compton teaches in the faculty of Creative Writing
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at Douglas College
Douglas College is the largest college in British Columbia, Canada with 7,958 full-time equivalent students in 2023-24. Douglas College offers bachelor's degrees and general university arts and science courses, as well as career programs in h ...
.
In 1996 he penned the semi-autobiographical
An autobiography, sometimes informally called an autobio, is a self-written account of one's own life, providing a personal narrative that reflects on the author's experiences, memories, and insights. This genre allows individuals to share thei ...
poem "Declaration of the Halfrican Nation".Compton, Wayde''Performance Bond''
Vancouver: Arsenal Pulp Press, 2004, p. 15.
Bibliography
Anthologies
*''Bluesprint: Black British Columbian Literature and Orature'' (2001) *''The Revolving City: 51 Poems and the Stories Behind Them'' (with Renee Sarojini Saklikar) (2015)Fiction
*''The Outer Harbour: Stories'' (2014)Graphic fiction
*''The Blue Road: A Fable of Migration'' (illustrated by April dela Noche Milne) (2019)Non-fiction
*''After Canaan: Essays on Race, Writing, and Region'' (2010) *''Toward an Anti-Racist Poetics'' (2024)Poetry
*''49th Parallel Psalm'' (1999) *''Performance Bond'' (2004)See also
*Canadian literature
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*Canadian poetry
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*List of Canadian poets
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* Mark Abley (born 1955), poet, journalist, editor, and non-fiction writer.
* Milton Acorn (1923–1986), poet, writer, and playwright
* José Ac ...
*List of Canadian writers
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References
External links
Hogan's Alley Memorial Project blog
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