Wayde Compton
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Wayde Compton (b. 1972) is a Canadian writer. He was born in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Compton has published two books of poetry and edited the first comprehensive anthology of black writing from BC. He co-founded Commodore Books with David Chariandy and Karina Vernon in 2006, the first black-oriented press in Western Canada. He also co-founded the Hogan's Alley Memorial Project in 2002, a grassroots organization that archives the history of Vancouver's black community. In addition to his published writing, Compton also performs turntable-based sound poetry with Jason de Couto. Compton teaches in the English department at Coquitlam College and in Simon Fraser University's Writing and Publishing Program. Compton is the SFU Writer-in-Residence for 2007-08.
[edit] Bibliography
Poetry
- 49th Parallel Psalm (1999)
- Performance Bond (2004)
Anthologies
- Bluesprint: Black British Columbian Literature and Orature (2001)
