George Stanley (poet)

George Anthony Stanley (born 1934), is a Canadian poet associated with the San Francisco Renaissance in his early years. In 1971, he became a resident of British Columbia.

He has published many books of poetry, both in San Francisco and in Canada. One of his best-known poems is "Veracruz". A Tall, Serious Girl is his collection of selected poetry. In 2006, he won the Shelley Memorial Award.

Stanley considers T. S. Eliot, Robert Lowell, and Charles Olson important influences on his poetry.