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Edwin John Dove Pratt CMG FRSC (February 4, 1882 – April 26, 1964), [1] who published as E. J. Pratt, was a Canadian poet. [2] Originally from Newfoundland , Pratt lived most of his life in Toronto , Ontario .
Towards the Last Spike was written in 1952 by Canadian poet E. J. Pratt.It is a long narrative poem in blank verse about the construction of the first transcontinental railroad line in Canada, that of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR), from 1871 through 1885.
Sandra Djwa, W.J. Keith, and Zailig Pollock, eds. Selected Poems of E. J. Pratt, with an introduction by Sandra Djwa. Toronto, Buffalo and London: University of Toronto Press, 2000. Monograph: Professing English at UBC: The Legacy of Roy Daniells and Garnett Sedgewick. The 1999 Garnett Sedgewick Memorial Lecture.
E. J. Pratt – "The leading Canadian poet of his time." The son of a Methodist minister who himself studied for the Ministry before pursuing an academic career. Katharine Purvis – she wrote "When the saints are Marching in", originally a Christian hymn. [89]
Of the Montreal poets, only Kennedy had previously published a single volume of verse; in contrast, Pratt had been releasing books of poetry for over a decade. "Macmillan Canada had published Pratt’s poetry in the past, and Pratt approached Macmillan’s literary editor Hugh Eayrs on behalf of the New Provinces group" in 1934. [3]
Born in Highland, New York, the son of George Washington Pratt (1840-1931) and Mary Adelaide Harcourt Pratt (1845-1909). His father served as the town of Lloyd's supervisor in 1872 and 1874. His mother was the daughter of Mathew and Sarah (Deyo) Harcourt, and through his mother he was a descendant of New Paltz patentees (founders) Christian ...
Pratt was born in Toronto, Ontario on March 18, 1921, the only daughter of Viola Whitney, an editor of the magazine World Friends, and poet E. J. Pratt. [1] Pratt contracted polio at the age of 4 and later developed osteomyelitis, an inflammatory disease of the bone. This affected her for most of her life. [2] [3]
Year Author Title 1950: James Wreford Watson: Of Time and the Lover: 1951: Charles Tory Bruce: The Mulgrave Road: 1952: E. J. Pratt: Towards the Last Spike: 1953