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A. M. Klein, poet of Jewish Montréal

A. M. Klein in the mid-1940s (Library and Archives Canada).
A. M. Klein in the mid-1940s (Library and Archives Canada). A125749-v6 · Library and Archives Canada · Photo source · Photo licence: Public domain. Resized for display; item previews may be cropped. The image remains under the licence shown.
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A. M. Klein (1909–1972) combined modernism with Jewish literary traditions in poetry that portrayed his downtown Montréal neighbourhood. His collection The Rocking Chair and Other Poems, depicting Quebec and its people, won the Governor General’s Award in 1949.

Scope & context

Klein’s significance as a poet, not a full biography.

Sources behind this record

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Abraham Moses Klein National Historic Person ↗

Parks Canada

Historical importance; plaque text