Charles Hugh Mountford

Charles Hugh Mountford was born in Fort William, Ontario, before it became part of Thunder Bay, and is still keenly interested in happenings there. He attended the University of Western Ontario and the University of London. One year, he was lucky enough to win first prize in the short poem category of the Alberta Poetry Contest. He writes all kinds of poetry, but dramatic monologues are his favourite. He has published two books of poetry: The Harvest of Glass and Henry Hudson. He speaks, reads, and writes French and Persian and is working (very slowly), on translations of poetry from those languages. He also writes opera librettos, one of which was recently produced. He currently lives in Stratford, Ontario, where he looks after a garden and listens to opera.

 

Selected Publications
The Harvest of Glass (Jubilee Press, Mitchell, 1980).
Henry Hudson (The William Street Press, Stratford, 1985).

 

Selected Anthologies
Alberta Poetry Year Book (Canadian Authors' Association, 1966).
An Anthology of London Poets (London Public Libraries and Museums, 1982).
Here is a Poem (The League of Canadian Poets, 1983).

 

Books in Print
Mountford, Charles Hugh
The Harvest of Glass (Jubilee Press, Mitchell, 1980), $20.00

Henry Hudson (The William Street Press, Stratford, 1985), $17.00

 

Charles Hugh Mountford, 224 Wellington St., Stratford, Ontario N5A 2L6 (519) 271-9459

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