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Irving Peter Layton, OC (March 12, 1912 – January 4, 2006) was a Romanian-born Canadian poet. He was known for his "tell it like it is" style which won him a wide following but also made him enemies.
Irving Layton (Israel Pincu Lazarovitch) was born March 12, 1912, in the Romanian town of Târgu Neamț. According to legend, Layton was born circumcised, an event which the local Jewish community took to be a sign of the Messiah.
Feb 10, 2008 · An Officer of the Order of Canada and winner of the Governor General’s Award, Irving Layton is recognized in Canada and abroad as a prolific, versatile, revolutionary and controversial poet.
Canadian poet Israel Pincu Lazarovitch, or Irving Layton, was born in the Romanian town of Târgu Neamt in 1912, the youngest son of an accountant. His family moved to Montreal when he was a year old; when his father died, Layton, just 13, briefly left school to sell household goods door to door…
Irving Layton. Official website celebrating the life and works of Canadian poet Irving Layton
Jan 4, 2006 · Canada's enfant terrible of poetry, Irving Layton, died Wednesday in a Montreal care facility where he had been living since 2000. The 93-year-old poet had been suffering from Alzheimer's disease.
Mar 5, 2012 · The late Irving Layton, LLD 76, is an icon in Canadian literature. He won a Governor General’s Literary Award in 1959 for his book of poetry, A Red Carpet for the Sun.
