Irving Layton
Poet, Author
1912 – 2006
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Who was Irving Layton?
Irving Peter Layton, OC was a Romanian-born Canadian poet. He was known for his "tell it like it is" style which won him a wide following, but also made him enemies. As T. Jacobs notes in his biography, Layton fought Puritanism throughout his life:
Layton's work had provided the bolt of lightning that was needed to split open the thin skin of conservatism and complacency in the poetry scene of the preceding century, allowing modern poetry to expose previously unseen richness and depth.
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- Born
- Mar 12, 1912
Târgu Neamț - Also known as
- Israel Pincu Lazarovitch
- Irving Peter Layton
- Irving Peter Layton, OC
- Parents
- Spouses
- Faye Lynch
(1938 - 1946) - Betty Sutherland
- Harriet Bernstein
(1974 - 1981) - Annette Pottier
(1981 - 1995) - Aviva Cantor
- Faye Lynch
- Children
- Religion
- Judaism
- Ethnicity
- Jewish people
- Nationality
- Canada
- Profession
- Education
- McGill University
- Macdonald Campus
- Lived in
- Neamț County
- Montreal
- Died
- Jan 4, 2006
Montreal
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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