Recognition
Souster won the Governor General's Award in 1964 for The Colour of the Times.
He was awarded a Centennial Medal in 1967.
Hanging In (1979) won the City of Toronto Book Award in 1980.
Raymond Souster was named an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1995. The Order of Canada website says of him: "One of Canada's most important, widely-read and enduring poets, he has been a vital force for the renewal of poetry since the 1940s. His poems describe life in Toronto, ordinary people and the daily events, feelings and experiences of modern city living. A co-founder of the Canadian League of Poets, he has been a source of encouragement and inspiration to several generations of poets while promoting Canadian literature among students of all ages."
Souster's Uptown Downtown (2006) was nominated for the 2007 City of Toronto Book Award.
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