Poets from Toronto

Canadian poet, novelist, literary critic, essayist, teacher, environmental activist, pépiniériste and inventor (born 1939)

Canadian novelist and poet (born 1943)

Keinan Abdi Warsame (; born 1 February 1978), known professionally as '''K'naan''' ( ), is a Somali-Canadian rapper, singer-songwriter and filmmaker. He rose to international fame after releasing the single "Wavin' Flag", which was chosen as Coca-Cola's promotional anthem for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Besides hip hop, K'naan's sound is influenced by elements of Somali music and world music. A Grammy Award-winning artist and FIPRESCI Prize-winning director, he is also involved in various philanthropic initiatives.

Canadian poet, essayist, and academic (born 1950)

Serbian Canadian poet

Canadian actress and poet

Ferron Foisy (born Deborah Foisy on 1 June 1952; known professionally as Ferron) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and poet. In addition to gaining fame as one of Canada's most respected songwriters, Ferron, who is openly lesbian, became one of the earliest and most influential lyrical songwriters of the women's music circuit, and an important influence on later musicians such as Ani DiFranco, Mary Gauthier and the Indigo Girls. From the mid-eighties on, Ferron's songwriting talents have been recognized and appreciated by music critics and broader audiences, with comparisons being made to the wr

Jamaican writer

Canadian writer (1926–2009)

Canadian poet and novelist (1941–1987)

Francophone writer and educator (1924–2022)

writer

Tunisian-Canadian writer (born 1932)

Canadian ornithologist (1894–1989)

musician

Canadian singer and writer (1943–2025)

Canadian singer-songwriter

Canadian author and psychiatrist

Canadian poet (1933-2019)

Canadian writer

Canadian writer (1961–2022)

Canadian poet

Canadian poet (born 1939)

Canadian poet

Canadian philosopher

Scottish-Canadian writer

British journalist and author (1861–1947)

Hungarian-Canadian poet, fiction writer, and multi-media artist