Poet, writer, playwright
(1923-1986)
Milton Acorn, along with
Sir Andrew Macphail and
Lucy Maud Montgomery, is one of the three literary figures to come from
Prince Edward Island. Acorn fashioned himself as a troubadour of the
working class and was famed for his public performances, as well as his strongly
left wing political views. His greatest work,
I've tasted my blood was published in 1969. He was awarded the
Canadian Poets Award in 1970. His 1975 collection of poems,
The Island Means Minago, was awarded
the Governor General's Award.