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Wayde Compton (born 1972) is a 
Compton has published books of poetry, essays, and fiction, and he edited the first comprehensive anthology of black writing from British Columbia. He co-founded Commodore Books with
''Performance Bond''
Vancouver: Arsenal Pulp Press, 2004, p. 15.
Hogan's Alley Memorial Project blog
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Wayde Compton (born 1972) is a Canadian
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writer. He was born in Vancouver
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, British Columbia
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Compton has published books of poetry, essays, and fiction, and he edited the first comprehensive anthology of black writing from British Columbia. He co-founded Commodore Books with David Chariandy
David Chariandy is a Canadian writer.
His parents immigrated to Canada from Trinidad in the 1960s. He was born in Scarborough, Ontario. His father is from South Asian descent, whereas his mother is African. They were both working class immigra ...
and Karina Vernon in 2006, the first black-oriented press in Western Canada. He also co-founded the Hogan's Alley Memorial Project in 2002, a grassroots organization that promotes the history of Vancouver's black community. Compton teaches in the faculty of Creative Writing
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at Douglas College
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.
In 1996 he penned the semi-autobiographical
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poem "Declaration of the Halfrican Nation".Compton, Wayde''Performance Bond''
Vancouver: Arsenal Pulp Press, 2004, p. 15.
Bibliography
Anthologies
*''Bluesprint: Black British Columbian Literature and Orature'' (2001) *''The Revolving City: 51 Poems and the Stories Behind Them'' (with Renee Sarojini Saklikar) (2015)Fiction
*''The Outer Harbour: Stories'' (2014)Graphic fiction
*''The Blue Road: A Fable of Migration'' (illustrated by April dela Noche Milne) (2019)Non-fiction
*''After Canaan: Essays on Race, Writing, and Region'' (2010)Poetry
*''49th Parallel Psalm'' (1999) *''Performance Bond'' (2004)See also
*Canadian literature
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*Canadian poetry
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*List of Canadian poets
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*Mark Abley (born 1955), poet, journalist, editor, and non-fiction writer.
*Milton Acorn (1923–1986), poet, writer, and playwright
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References
External links
Hogan's Alley Memorial Project blog
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