Archibald Lampman
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Archibald Lampman FRSC (17 November 1861 ā 10 February 1899) was a Canadian poet. "He has been described as 'the Canadian Keats;' and he is perhaps the most outstanding exponent of the Canadian school of nature poets."[1] The Canadian Encyclopedia says that he is "generally considered the finest of Canada's late 19th-century poets in English."[2]
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Born | (1861-11-17)17 November 1861 Morpeth, Canada West |
Died | 10 February 1899(1899-02-10) (aged 37) Ottawa, Ontario |
Occupation | Civil servant |
Language | English |
Nationality | Canadian |
Citizenship | British subject |
Genre | poetry |
Literary movement | Confederation Poets |
Notable works | Among the Millet and Other Poems, At the Long Sault and Other Poems, Lyrics of Earth |
Notable awards | FRSC |
Spouse | Maude Playter |
Relatives | Hilda Katherine Ross (niece) |
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Lampman is classed as one of Canada's Confederation Poets, a group which also includes Charles G.D. Roberts, Bliss Carman, and Duncan Campbell Scott.[3]