Raymond Souster

Raymond Souster, a founding member and Life Member of the League of Canadian Poets, was born in Toronto on January 15, 1921. He was educated at University of Toronto Schools and Humberside Collegiate. He worked in a chartered bank from 1939 until his retirement in 1985. He served in R.C.A.F. groundcrew from 1941 to 1945, with a brief stint in England. His work first appeared in Unit of Five from Ryerson Press in 1944. He was associate editor of Direction from 1943 to 1946, editor of Contact from 1952 to 1954, and editor of Combustion from 1957 to 1960. He was the first President of the League of Canadian Poets, from 1967 to 1971.

Awards
Governor General's Award for Poetry, 1964.
President's Medal, University of Toronto, 1967.
Centennial Medal, 1967. Silver Jubilee Medal, 1977.
City of Toronto Book Award, 1979.
Officer of the Order of Canada, 1995.

Selected Publications
The Colour of the Times. (Ryerson Press, 1964).
Ten Elephants on Yonge Street. (Ryerson Press, 1965).
A Local Pride. (Contact Press, 1962). As Is. (Oxford Press, 1967).
Place of Meeting. (Gallery Editions, 1962). The Years. (Oberon Press, 1971).
Selected Poems. (Oberon Press, 1972).
On Target (novel). (Village Bookstore Press, 1972).
Queen City. (Oberon Press, 1984).
Jubilee of Death. (Oberon Press, 1984).

Selected Anthologies
15 Canadian Poets + 5. (Oxford University Press, 1978).
Canadian Poetry, Volume Two. (General Publishing/ECW Press, 1982).
The New Oxford Book of Canadian Verse in English. (Oxford University Press, 1982).

Books in Print
Souster, Raymond
Close to Home. Oberon Press, 1996. $14.95 pb, $29.95 hc. ISBN 0-77801051-1 hc, 0-77891053-8 pb.
Collected Poems of Raymond Souster. 7 volumes. Oberon Press, 1980-1984. Vol. 1 - 5 15.95; Vol. 6 25.95; Vol. 7 29.95 ISBN: Vol. 1 0-88750-345-4; Vol. 2 0-88750-385-3; Vol. 3 0-88750-425-6; Vol. 4 0-88750-460-4; Vol. 5 0-88750-571-1; Vol. 6 0-88750-744-1; Vol. 7 0-88750-886-3 (hb); Vol. 6 15.95; Vol 7 19.95 ISBN: Vol. 6 0-88750-746-8; Vol. 7 0-88750-887-1 (pb).
No Sad Songs Wanted Here. Oberon Press, 1995. $23.95 ISBN: 0-7780-1000-7 (hb); $11.95 ISBN: 0-7780-1001-5 (pb).
Old Bank Notes. Oberon Press, 1993. $23.95 ISBN: 0-88750-934-7 (hb); $11.95 ISBN: 0-88750-935-5 (pb).
Riding the Long Black Horse. Oberon Press, 1993. $23.95 ISBN: 0-88750-902-9.
Running Out of the Clock. Oberon Press, 1991. $25.95 ISBN: 0-88750-845-6 (hb); $12.95 ISBN: 0-88750-846-4 (pb).
The Eyes of Love. Oberon Press, 1987. $25.95 ISBN: 0-88750-680-1 (hb); $12.95 ISBN: 0-88750-682-8 (pb).

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