About Gerald Lampert
Lived 1924 – 1978 (aged 53–54). Gerald Lampert was a poet.
Gerald Lampert (c. 1924 - April 29, 1978) was a Canadian writer and educator, best known as the organizer of one of Canada's first annual educational workshop series for aspiring writers.
Born in Toronto, Ontario, Lampert was educated at Wayne State University. he was a part-time creative writing instructor at Ryerson Polytechnic and York University, He organized the first Creative Writers Workshop in 1968 after noticing that a 1967 issue of Saturday Review listed over 40 such workshops and conferences in the United States but none at all in Canada. and his poetry appeared in numerous anthologies and literary magazines. His second novel, Chestnut Flower Eye of Venus, was published in 1978 shortly after his death.
Following his death, the League of Canadian Poets created the Gerald Lampert Award in his memory.
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Canadian writer
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Gerald Lampert was born in 1924.
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Gerald Lampert died on 29 April 1978.
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Gerald Lampert was a poet.
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