Hugh MacDonald (born 1945) is a Canadian poet and

children's writer Children's literature or juvenile literature includes stories, books, magazines, and poems that are created for children. Modern children's literature is classified in two different ways: genre or the intended age of the reader. Children's ...

and editor who lives in

Montague, Prince Edward Island Montague is a community within the Town of Three Rivers in Kings County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Previously incorporated as a town, it amalgamated with the Town of Georgetown, the rural municipalities of Brudenell, Cardigan, Lorne Vall ...

. Among his many awards are the L.M. Montgomery Children's Literature Award, 1990 and the 2004 Award for Distinguished Contribution to the Literary Arts on Prince Edward Island. He was appointed Poet Laureate for Prince Edward Island effective 1 January 2010 by the provincial legislature for a period of three years.

Works

* ''Chung Lee Loves Lobsters'' – 1992 * ''Looking for Mother'' – 1995 *''The Digging of Deep Wells'' – 1997 *''Tossed Like Weeds from the Garden'' – 1999 *''Landmarks: An Anthology of New Atlantic Canadian Poetry of the Land'' ed. with Brent MacLaine – 2001 *''A Bountiful Harvest: 15 Years of the Island Literary Awards'' – 2002 *''Cold Against the Heart'' – 2003 *''Letting Go: An Anthology of Loss and Survival'' – 2005 *''Murder at Mussel Cove'' – 2005 *''Crosby and Me'' – 2010 *''Chung Lee Loves Lobsters'' – 2011 *''This is a Love Song'' – 2011 *''I is for Island: A Prince Edward Island Alphabet'' – 2012 *''The Last Wild Boy'' – 2013 *''Morgan's Boat Ride'' −2014 *''And All The Stars Shall fall,,-2017

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Macdonald, Hugh 1945 births Canadian children's writers 20th-century Canadian poets 20th-century Canadian male writers Canadian male poets Living people Poets Laureate of places in Canada