List of Canadian Poets - D

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• Cyril Dabydeen (born 1945), native Guyana poet and writer living in Canada
• Kalli Dakos (born 1950), children's poet and teacher
• Mary Dalton, poet and academic
• Joseph A. Dandurand, Native American poet, playwright, and archaeologist
• Beverley Daurio (born 1953)
• Frank Davey (born 1940), poet and academic
• Nicholas Flood Davin (1840–1901), lawyer, journalist, politician and poet
• Tanya Davis, spoken word poet and musician
• Tom Dawe (born 1940), writer, poet, children's book author, artist
• Adriana de Barros (born 1976), Portuguese native who moved to Canada at age 3; illustrator, web designer and poet
• James Deahl (born 1945), moved to Canada from the United States in 1970 and a citizen of both countries; poet, academic and publisher of Unfinished Monument Press; founding member of the Canadian Poetry Association
• Shawna Dempsey and Lorri Millan, performance art duo who have collaborated on performances, films, videos, publications and public art projects since 1989
• Barry Dempster (born 1952), poet and novelist
• Michelle Desbarats
• Christopher Dewdney (born 1951), poet, writer, artist, creative writing teacher and writer in residence at various universities
• Ann Diamond (born 1951), an award-winning Montreal poet, novelist and short-story writer
• Pier Giorgio Di Cicco (born 1949), Italian-born, Canadian poet and priest
• Mary di Michele (born 1949), Italian-born, Canadian poet, author and creative writing teacher
• Robert Dickson (1944–2007), poet, translator and academic.
• Kildare Dobbs (born 1923), Indian-born teacher, poet, editor, short-story writer and travel writer who moved to Canada in 1950
• Jeramy Dodds
• Don Domanski (born 1950)
• Magie Dominic (born 1944), poet and artist
• Jeffery Donaldson, poet and critic
• David Donnell (born 1939), poet and writer
• Candas Dorsey (born 1952), poet and science fiction novelist
• Clive Doucet (born 1946), writer poet, and politician
• Gordon Downie (born 1964), song writer, poet and musician
• Orville Lloyd Douglas (born 1976), poet and writer
• William Henry Drummond (1854–1907) Irish-born Canadian poet
• Louis Dudek (1918–2001) poet, literary critic and publisher
• Marilyn Dumont (born 1955)