Milton Acorn
In 1951, PEI poet Milton Acorn (1923-1986) moved to Montreal, where, with his friend Al Purdy, he edited the literary magazine "Moment". When Acorn's "I've Tasted My Blood" (1969) failed to win the Governor General's Award, poets Eli Mandel and Irving Layton organized a ceremony at Grossman's Tavern in Toronto and presented Acorn with the "People's Poet" medallion. In 1975 his "The Island Means Minago" won the Governor General's Award. Wherever he lived, Acorn"s habit was to return to the...See more
In 1951, PEI poet Milton Acorn (1923-1986) moved to Montreal, where, with his friend Al Purdy, he edited the literary magazine "Moment". When Acorn's "I've Tasted My Blood" (1969) failed to win the Governor General's Award, poets Eli Mandel and Irving Layton organized a ceremony at Grossman's Tavern in Toronto and presented Acorn with the "People's Poet" medallion. In 1975 his "The Island Means Minago" won the Governor General's Award. Wherever he lived, Acorn"s habit was to return to the Island once or twice a year, and he returned permanently in 1981. See less
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