List of Canadian Poets - A

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• Mark Abley (born 1955), Canadian poet, journalist, editor and non-fiction writer.
• Milton Acorn (1923–1986), poet, writer, and playwright
• Gil Adamson, novelist, poet, short-story writer (a woman)
• Marie-Célie Agnant (born 1953), Haitian native living in Canada since 1970; novelist, poet and writer of children's books
• Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm (born 1965), Native American writer and poet, founder (in 1993) of Kegedonce Press, specializing in indigenous writers
• John Akpata (2003), writer. poet, musician, politician
• Donald Alarie (born 1945), writer, poet and teacher
• Edna Alford, editor, author and poet who co-founded the magazine Dandelion
• Sandra Alland (born 1973), Scottish-Canadian writer, multimedia artist, bookseller, small press publisher and activist
• Donna Allard, editor and poet
• Lillian Allen (born 1951), dub poet
• Anne-Marie Alonzo (1951–2005), playwright, poet, novelist, critic and publisher, born in Egypt and moved to Canada at the age of 12
• George Amabile (born 1936)
• Marguerite Andersen (born 1924), German-born, primarily francophone writer, academic and editor
• Patrick Anderson (1915–1979), English-born Canadian poet and academic
• Rod Anderson (1935), poet, musician and accountant
• Michael Andre (born 1946), poet, critic and editor living in the United States
• Jeannette Armstrong (born 1948), Native American author, educator, artist, and activist
• David Arnason (born 1940), author and poet
• Rod Anderson (born 1935), poet, musician and Chartered Accountant
• Joanne Arnott (born 1960), Métis poet, essayist, activist writer
• Margaret Atwood (born 1939), poet, novelist, literary critic, feminist and activist
• Margaret Avison (born 1918–2007)