Tom MacInnes
Tom MacInnes | |
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| Born | Thomas Robert Edward McInnes October 29, 1867 Dresden, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | February 11, 1951 (aged 83) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Occupation | lawyer |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto, Osgoode Hall Law School |
| Genre | poetry |
Thomas Robert Edward MacInnes (né McInnes) (October 29, 1867 – February 11, 1951) was a Canadian poet and writer whose writings ranged from "vigorous, slangy recollections of the Yukon gold rush" (Lonesome Bar, 1909) to "a translation of and commentary on Lao-tzu’s philosophy" (The Teaching of the Old Boy, 1927). His narrative verse was highly popular in his lifetime.