Manuscript Collection - Rudyard Fearon Papers

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Rudyard Fearon Papers

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  • 1971- ongoing (Creation)

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12 boxes (2.25 metres)

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(1953-)

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Rudyard Fearon works at University of Toronto Robarts Library. Over the years his poems have been published by most of the university's literary journals. His poems have appeared in other literary journals and anthology such as The Edges of Time.
His unique book, Free Soil, published in 2001 on CD-ROM with 67 text and CD audio tracks is one of the first of its kind to appear on the literary scene.
Apart from being a full member of the League of Canadian Poets, Rudy was a member of the board that runs The Art Bar Poetry Series, the leading poetry series in Canada. Rudyard Fearon is profiled in the television series "Heart of a Poet."

Biography from: Canadian Poetry Online (https://canpoetry.library.utoronto.ca/fearon/index.htm).

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Includes early poetry Jamaica, 1972-1974; Canada, 1974-1977; ongoing poetry, 1977-present; correspondence; photographs; print and ephemera.

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      Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto

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