Edwin John Pratt
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See his Collected Poems (1944, repr. 1958).
Edwin John Dove Pratt,
Born in Western Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Pratt grew up in a variety of Newfoundland communities in Newfoundland, as his Methodist minister father was posted to various communities around the colony. Pratt himself was also ordained as a Methodist minister, but never served in the church.
He married Viola Whitney Pratt, herself a writer, and they had one daughter, Claire Pratt, who also became a writer and poet.
Pratt studied
His first published work as a poet appeared in 1914, but his first memorable collection was
Pratt's work often drew from Canadian and Newfoundland history.
A library at the University of Toronto currently bears his name, as does the University's E.J. Pratt Medal for poetry. Winners of the award include Margaret Atwood in 1961 and Michael Ondaatje in 1966.
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