Most Famous Canadian Poets

Canada has produced 37 notable poets throughout history, led by Michael Ondaatje. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Top Ranked

  1. Michael Ondaatje — Canadian Poet (Born 1943) , ranked #7575
  2. Félix Leclerc — Canadian Poet (1914–1988) , ranked #33779
  3. Anne Hébert — Canadian Poet (1916–2000) , ranked #34116
  4. Gilles Vigneault — Canadian Poet (Born 1928) , ranked #34822
  5. Gaston Miron — Canadian Poet (1928–1996) , ranked #59304
  6. Irving Layton — Canadian Poet (1912–2006) , ranked #59673
  7. E. J. Pratt — Canadian Poet (1882–1964) , ranked #113913
  8. A. M. Klein — Canadian Poet (1909–1972) , ranked #152964
  9. Rita Joe — Canadian Poet (1932–2007) , ranked #184566
  10. Robert Kroetsch — Canadian Poet (1927–2011) , ranked #184952
  11. Alain Grandbois — Canadian Poet (1900–1975) , ranked #190266
  12. Al Purdy — Canadian Poet (1918–2000) , ranked #196924
  13. Charles Mair — Canadian Poet (1838–1927) , ranked #262801
  14. Robert Dickson (writer) — Canadian Poet (1944–2007) , ranked #267615
  15. Michel Noël (writer) — Canadian Poet (Born 1944) , ranked #376646
  16. Hélène Monette — Canadian Poet (1960–2015) , ranked #392853
  17. Johanna Skibsrud — Canadian Poet (Born 1980) , ranked #422396
  18. Jean-Guy Pilon — Canadian Poet (Born 1930) , ranked #439472
  19. Jovette Bernier — Canadian Poet (1900–1981) , ranked #460831
  20. Elizabeth Brewster — Canadian Poet (1922–2012) , ranked #512529