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The Late Ted Plantos was a Canadian poet Toronto, writer, editor and promoter of
Canadian literature. Ted ran the Toronto Public Libraries' reading series from 1970 -
1977. He led the People's Poetry Workshops on a weekly basis for the Toronto
library system at The House On Gerard during the same time period. He co-founded
and ran Old Nun Publications from 1972 - 1975. Old Nun Magazine came out of this
endeavour. He was a co-founder of the Canadian Poetry Association in January
1985. He was known as "The Poet Of Parliament Street". Ted was responsible for
beginning the Milton Acorn People's Poetry Newsletter and the Milton Acorn People's
Poetry Award, after his Canada wide literary magazine, Cross Canada Writer's
Quarterly was sold. He owned and ran CCWQ from 1978 - 1991.
Ted Plantos has published eleven collections of poetry, including Mosquito Nirvana
(Wolsak and Wynn, 1993), Dogs Know About Parades (Black Moss Press, 1993),
Daybreak's Long Waking: Poems Selected and New (Black Moss Press, 1997), and
most recently Five O'Clock Shadows (Letters Bookshop), Mix Six (Mekler & Deahl),
and The Edges of Time (Seraphim Editions).
He has also published two children's books, the acclaimed best-selling story Heather
Hits Her First Home Run (Black Moss Press, 1986, also available on cd-rom from
Discus) and poems At Home On Earth (Black Moss Press, 1991).
His poems, short stories, articles and reviews have appeared in numerous
magazines and anthologies, including: Antigonish Review, Arc, Books in Canada,
Canadian Author & Bookman, Canadian Forum, Canadian Literature, Dandelion,
Exhibit B, Greenfield Review, Paragraph, Pittsburgh Quarterly, Saturday Night, Love
and Hunger (Aya Mercury, 1989), Windfield Review, Windhorse Reader, Great
Canadian Murder and Mystery Stories (Quarry Press), We Stand On Guard: Poems and
Songs of Canadians in Battle (Doubleday Canada).
He was the co-founder with Clifton Whiten of Poetry Canada Review. He was the
founding publisher and editor of Cross-Canada Writers' Magazine, for ten years one
of Canada's leading literary periodicals. In 1986, he founded the Milton Acorn
Memorial People's Poetry Award. He is co-editor of People's Poetry Letter. He
recently founded and edits The Literary Network News, an on-line international
publication for writers.
Interesting Links:
List of Canadian Poets
Danforth Review
TOPS
University Toronto
Canadian literature. Ted ran the Toronto Public Libraries' reading series from 1970 -
1977. He led the People's Poetry Workshops on a weekly basis for the Toronto
library system at The House On Gerard during the same time period. He co-founded
and ran Old Nun Publications from 1972 - 1975. Old Nun Magazine came out of this
endeavour. He was a co-founder of the Canadian Poetry Association in January
1985. He was known as "The Poet Of Parliament Street". Ted was responsible for
beginning the Milton Acorn People's Poetry Newsletter and the Milton Acorn People's
Poetry Award, after his Canada wide literary magazine, Cross Canada Writer's
Quarterly was sold. He owned and ran CCWQ from 1978 - 1991.
Ted Plantos has published eleven collections of poetry, including Mosquito Nirvana
(Wolsak and Wynn, 1993), Dogs Know About Parades (Black Moss Press, 1993),
Daybreak's Long Waking: Poems Selected and New (Black Moss Press, 1997), and
most recently Five O'Clock Shadows (Letters Bookshop), Mix Six (Mekler & Deahl),
and The Edges of Time (Seraphim Editions).
He has also published two children's books, the acclaimed best-selling story Heather
Hits Her First Home Run (Black Moss Press, 1986, also available on cd-rom from
Discus) and poems At Home On Earth (Black Moss Press, 1991).
His poems, short stories, articles and reviews have appeared in numerous
magazines and anthologies, including: Antigonish Review, Arc, Books in Canada,
Canadian Author & Bookman, Canadian Forum, Canadian Literature, Dandelion,
Exhibit B, Greenfield Review, Paragraph, Pittsburgh Quarterly, Saturday Night, Love
and Hunger (Aya Mercury, 1989), Windfield Review, Windhorse Reader, Great
Canadian Murder and Mystery Stories (Quarry Press), We Stand On Guard: Poems and
Songs of Canadians in Battle (Doubleday Canada).
He was the co-founder with Clifton Whiten of Poetry Canada Review. He was the
founding publisher and editor of Cross-Canada Writers' Magazine, for ten years one
of Canada's leading literary periodicals. In 1986, he founded the Milton Acorn
Memorial People's Poetry Award. He is co-editor of People's Poetry Letter. He
recently founded and edits The Literary Network News, an on-line international
publication for writers.
Interesting Links:
List of Canadian Poets
Danforth Review
TOPS
University Toronto
Co-founder
Ted Plantos
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