Irving Layton

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gptkbp:instanceOf poet
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Montreal
Canadian_poetry
gptkbp:awards Governor General's Award
gptkbp:born March 12, 1912
gptkbp:children gptkb:David_Layton
gptkbp:contributedTo Canadian_literature
gptkbp:died January 4, 2006
gptkbp:education gptkb:McGill_University
gptkbp:famousFor social critique
cultural commentary
literary activism
poetic voice
gptkbp:founded gptkb:The_Canadian_Poetry_Association
gptkbp:genre poetry
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Irving Layton
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Margaret_Atwood
gptkb:Leonard_Cohen
gptkb:Al_Purdy
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:T.S._Eliot
gptkbp:knownFor lyrical style
controversial themes
gptkbp:legacy exploration of human experience
advocacy for freedom of expression
celebration of diversity in poetry
cultural_impact_in_Canada
influence_on_Canadian_poets
gptkbp:members gptkb:Royal_Society_of_Canada
gptkbp:nationality Canadian
gptkbp:notableWork A Red Carpet for the Sun
The Black Hunt
The Whole Bloody Bird
gptkbp:occupation professor
writer
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Greece
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Montreal
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:The_New_Yorker
gptkb:The_Canadian_Poetry_Magazine
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Anna_Layton
gptkbp:style modernist
confessional
gptkbp:theme love
politics
existentialism
identity