A Red Carpet for the Sun

CBC Books | Posted: April 29, 2018 10:48 PM | Last Updated: May 17, 2018

Irving Layton

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First published in 1958, Irving Layton's classic collection won the Governor General's Literary Award for poetry or drama.

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Media Video | Digital Archives : Archives: Irving Layton: Poet physician - Runs [4:50]

Caption: Famous and controversial Montreal poet Irving Layton refers to himself as a prophet and physician. More at cbc.ca/archives

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Media Video | Archives : Fighting Words: Defending dirt and slamming smut

Caption: A dirty debate: "Defenders of the right to read cheap smut are the intellectuals who never read it."

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