David Donnell (born 13 October 1939, died 2020) was a Canadian poet and writer. Born in St. Marys,
Ontario
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, Donnell moved to
Toronto, Ontario
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in 1958 before publishing his first book. Poems (1961), During this period Donnell frequented the Bohemian Embassy, where
Margaret Atwood
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,
Gwendolyn MacEwen
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,
Milton Acorn
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Early life
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, and other poets established their reputations. In conjunction with
John Robert Colombo
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Early life
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, Donnell printed Atwood's first book ''Double Persephone'' (1961) Donnell Published ''The Blue Sky'' poems 1974-77 examining the relationships of his life from an oblique perspective, then ''Dangerous Crossings'' (1980) followed by ''A Poem About Poland''. Donnell won the Canadian Comic Poet Award in 1981, and the 1983
*''Poems'' (1969)
*''The Blue Sky'' (1977) / 0-88753-032-X
*''Dangerous Crossings'' (1980)
*''Hemingway in Toronto'' (1982)
*''Settlements'' (1983)
*''The Blue Ontario Hemingway Boat Race'' (1985) .
*''The Natural History of Water'' (1986)
*''Water Street Days'' (1989)
*''China Blues: Poems and Stories'' (1992)
*''crab cakes w/blueberries'' (1995)
*''Dancing in the Dark'' (1996)
*''Sometimes a Great Notion'' (2004)
The Canadian Encyclopedia
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