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- Suzanne Jacob (born 1943), novelist, poet, playwright, singer-songwriter, and critic
- Jemeni
- Paulette Jiles (born 1943), American-born poet and novelist who moved to Canada in 1969
- Rita Joe (1932–2007), Mi'kmaq-Canadian poet and songwriter, called the "poet laureate of the Mi'kmaq people"
- Reg Johanson (born 1968), composition and literature instructor, poet and essayist
- E. Pauline Johnson, also known as "Tekahionwake" (1861–1913)
- D. G. Jones (born 1929), poet, translator and educator
- Eve Joseph (born 1953), poet and author
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