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- 1977-2023 (Creation)
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2 boxes (.5 metres)
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Name of creator
Biographical history
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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Scope and content
Contains two donations from 2018 and 2023.
2023:
Includes drafts and material related to the publication of Free Soil, Spin, Noise in my Mind, and The Dog Who Could Not Bark. Also included in this accession are drafts of unpublished works, correspondence, and other material relating to the professional and personal life of Rudyard Fearon.
Arrangement:
Contains Series:
Series 1: Published works
Series 1: Short Stories
Series 3: Poetry
Series 4: Professional Life
Series 5: Correspondence
Series 6: Personal Life
2018:
Includes poetry drafts, appearances, editing correspondence, sheet music and other material related to the life and work of performance poet Rudyard Fearon.
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Conditions governing access
Material may be requested in person at the Fisher Library Reference Desk, or in advance using our online stack retrieval request form: https://aeon.library.utoronto.ca.