Reading Programs How the Program Works List of Participating Poets Application Form Guidelines for a Poet's visit

The following poets participate in the League's Poets in the Schools porgram. Beside their name are the grade levels they accomodate, and where they live. Some poets live outside the province, but may be in Ontario on other business, and sometimes a visit can be arranged if planned well in advance. If information below differs from what is on their page, please contact the League to clarify.

Click on their link to go to their page where you will find their biography, picture, and classroom appr12h.

Lillian Allen
Toronto
Grade Levels: All

Beryl Baigent
Thamesford
Grade Levels: 9 - 12

Maja Bannerman
Niagara On the Lake
Grade Levels: 9 - 12

Jill Battson
New Mexico
Grade Levels: 9 - 12

bill bissett
Toronto
Grade Levels: 9 - 12

Ayanna Black
Toronto
Grade Levels: 6 - 12

Joe Blades
Fredericton
Grade Levels: 5 - 12

Ronna Bloom
Toronto
Grade Levels: 6 - 12

Marianne Bluger
Ottawa
Grade Levels: ALL

Stephanie Bolster
Ottawa
Grade Levels: ALL

Di Brandt
Windsor
Grade Levels: 10 - 12

Ronnie R. Brown
Ottawa
Grade Levels: 9 - 12

Heather Cadsby
Toronto
Grade Levels: 1 - 6

Mark Callanan
St. John's NF
Grade Levels: All

David Carpenter
Saskatoon
Grade Levels: N/A

Ron Charach
Toronto
Grade Levels: ALL

George Elliott Clarke
Toronto
Grade Levels: 9 - 12

Donia Clenman
Toronto
Grade Levels: 3 - 12

Flavia Cosma
Toronto
Grade Levels: ALL

Rienzi Crusz
Waterloo
Grade Levels: 12 - 12

Diane Dawber
Bath, Ont.
Grade Levels: ALL

Barry Dempster
Holland Landing, Ont.
Grade Levels: 4 - 12

Magie L. Dominic
New York
Grade Levels: ALL

David Donnell
Toronto
Grade Levels: ALL

Sonja Dunn
Toronto
Grade Levels: 1 - 4 (negotiable)

Paul Dutton
Toronto
Grade Levels: 4 - 12

Triny Finlay
Toronto
Grade Levels: All

Eric Folsom
Kingston
Grade Levels: 5 - 12

Jennifer Footman
Brampton
Grade Levels: 5 - 12

Kathy Fretwell
Parry Sound
Grade Levels: ALL

Catherine Graham
Burlington
Grade Levels: N/A

Keith Garebian
Mississauga
Grade Levels: 9-12

Louise Bernice Halfe (Sky Dancer)
Saskatoon
Grade Levels: 10 - 12

Steven Heighton
Kingston
Grade Levels: 10 - 12

Linda Hutsell-Manning
Cobourg, Ont.
Grade Levels: ALL

Sheila Hyland
Toronto
Grade Levels: ALL

Maureen Hynes
Toronto
Grade Levels: 9 - 12

Susan Ioannou
Toronto
Grade Levels: 11 - 12

Maria Jacobs
Toronto
Grade Levels: 7 - 12

Ellen Jaffe
Hamilton
Grade Levels: ALL

Peter Jailall
Mississauga
Grade Levels: ALL

Ed Jewinski
Waterloo
Grade Levels: 9 - 12

Clifton Joseph
Toronto
Grade Levels: 9 - 12

Vancy Kasper
Toronto
Grade Levels: ALL

Patricia Keeney
Toronto
Grade Levels: 11 - 12

Penn Kemp
London
Grade Levels: ALL

Elizabeth Kouhi
Thunder Bay
Grade Levels: ALL

John B. Lee
Brantford
Grade Levels: ALL

Bernice Lever
British Columbia
Grade Levels: 10 - 12

Hugh MacDonald
PEI
Grade Levels: (see page)

Carol Malyon
Toronto
Grade Levels: 7 - 12

Blaine Marchand
Ottawa
Grade Levels: 6 - 12

Sheila Martindale
London
Grade Levels: ALL

Joseph Maviglia
Toronto
Grade Levels: 7 - 12

Steve McCabe
Toronto
Grade Levels: 1 - 6

Joseph McLeod
Toronto
Grade Levels: ALL

Jay MillAR
Toronto
Grade Levels: 9-12

Colin Morton
Ottawa
Grade Levels: 9 - 12

Daniel David Moses
Toronto
Grade Levels: 9 - 12

Mary Ann Mulhern
Windsor
Grade Levels: All

John Oughton
Toronto
Grade Levels: 4 - 12

Robert Priest
Toronto
Grade Levels: ALL

a.rawlings
Toronto
Grade Levels: 9 - 12

Harold Rhenisch
100 Mile Ranch, BC
Grade Levels: K-12

John Rives
Kingston
Grade Levels: 9 - 12

Stan Rogal
Toronto
Grade Levels: 9 - 12

Stuart Ross
Toronto
Grade Levels: 7 - 12

Douglas Burnet Smith
Antigonish, Nova Scotia
Grade Levels: ALL

E. Russell Smith
Ottawa
Grade Levels: (see page)

Lola Sneyd
Toronto
Grade Levels: ALL

Michael St. George
Toronto
Grade Levels: 7 - 12

Ken Stange
North Bay
Grade Levels: 9 - 12

Linda Stitt
Toronto
Grade Levels: 7 - 12

James Strecker
Hamilton
Grade Levels: 9 - 12

Betsy Struthers
Peterborough
Grade Levels: 9 - 12

George Swede
Toronto
Grade Levels: 2 - 12

Andrea Thompson
Toronto
Grade Levels: 7 - OAC

Rhea Tregebov
Toronto
Grade Levels: ALL

David Waltner-Toews
Guelph
Grade Levels: 9 - 12

Elizabeth Woods
Victoria, BC
Grade Levels: 5 - 12

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