Wayne Keon

Wayne Keon (born 1946) is a Nipissing First Nation author and poet and member of Nipissing First Nation,^[1] an Ojibway tribe.

1 Background
2 Published works
- 2.1 Anthology publications
- 2.2 Periodical publications
3 Musical performances of Wayne Keon’s work
4 Notes
5 References
6 External links

Background

The Nipissing First Nation has lived in the area of Lake Nipissing in Ontario, Canada for about 9,400 years.

Wayne Keon was born in 1946 in Pembroke, Ontario.^[1] His father, Orville Keon worked at Denison Mines in Elliot Lake, where Keon grew up. Although his father only had a 6th grade education, he was a skilled storyteller and presented the young Keon with a gift of the complete works of W. B. Yeats. Even since he was twelve years old, Keon wrote.^[2]

Keon earned a business administration degree from the Northern Institute of Technology in Kirkland Lake, Ontario in 1969.^[2] He has a background as a financial analyst.^[3] He worked for Rio Algom, Ltd. and was able to travel extensive including to South America. The company encourages Keon's writing and has given their South American colleagues studying English copies of his books.^[2]

Keon has read his poetry in Canada, the United States, and throughout Europe. Currently, he lives in Richmond Hill, Ontario.

His work is characterized by his enigmatic and unique spelling, for instance, "nd" instead of "and."^[4]

Published works

Keon, Wayne (1998). My Sweet Maize. Toronto, Ontario: Mercury Press. ISBN 978-1-55128-041-7. ^[3]
Keon, Wayne (1993). Storm Dancer. Toronto, Ontario: Mercury Press. ISBN 978-0-92054-497-6. ^[3]
Keon, Wayne (1995). Sweetgrass II. Toronto, Ontario: Mercury Press. ISBN 978-0-92054-478-5. ^[3]
THUNDERBIRDS OF THE OTTAWA, fictional account of a Canadian of native descent with a contemporary historical setting in the Ottawa Valley region. Co-authored by Wayne Keon and Orville Keon. Highway Bookshop, Cobalt, Ontario.
SWEETGRASS, a modern anthology of Indian Poetry. Collection of poetry written by three members of the Keon family. Orville Keon and two sons Wayne Keon and Ronald Keon collaborated. WOK Books, Elliot Lake, Ontario.

Anthology publications

Without Reservation. 2003. Edited by Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm. Kegedonce Press, Canada
Native Poetry in Canada. 2001. Edited by Lally Grauer, Jeannette Armstrong, Broadview Press, Canada .
Poetry Nation. 1998. Edited by Regie Cabico and Todd Swift, Vehicle Press, Canada
Uncommon Wealth: an Anthology of Poetry in English. 1997. Edited by Neil Besner, Deborah Schnizer and Alden Turner, Oxford University Press, Canada
Images of Nature. 1995. Edited by David Booth, Kids Can Press, Canada
Voices of the First Nations. 1995. McGraw Hill Ryerson, Toronto.
Border Lines: Contemporary Poems in English. 1995. Edited by Dr. J.A. Wainwright, Copp, Clark, Canada
Insights: Choices. 1994. Glen Kirkland & Rd Davies, Harcourt Brace & Company, San Diego.
There Will Always Be A Sky. 1993. Edited by George Swede, Nelson Canada, Houghton Mifflin Company Nelson Canada, Canada.
Canadian Native Literature in English: An Anthology. 1992. Canadian Indian poetry. Edited by Terry Goldie and Daniel David Moses, Oxford University Press, Canada.
Native Writers and Canadian Writing. 1990. Edited by W. H. New, University of British Columbia Press, Canada.^[5]
Different Masks. 1990. Edited by J. Alvin Speers, Aardvark Enterprises, Canada.
Sacred Climaxes. 1990. Edited by Jiri Jirasek, Cosmic Trend, Canada.
First People, First Voices. 1983. Edited by Penny Petrone, University of Toronto Press, Canada.
Many Voices. 1977. Edited by David Day, Marilyn Bowering, J.J. Douglas Ltd, Canada
Sweetgrass: An Anthology of Indian Poetry, 1972. Edited by Wayne Keon, Ronald Keon, and Orville Keon, Algoma Printing Service, Canada.

Periodical publications

ACTA VICTORIANA, Victoria University, Canada
ANTIGONISH REVIEW, St. Francis Xavier University, Canada
ARC, Carlton University, Canada
ARIEL, University of Calgary, Canada
BENEATH THE SURFACE, McMaster University, Canada
BREAKTHRU, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
CANADIAN AUTHOR & BOOKMAN, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
CANADIAN DIMENSION, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
CANADIAN FORUM, Canada
CANADIAN LITERATURE, University of British Columbia, Canada
CAROUSEL, University of Guelph, Canada
CRONE PAPERS, Crossville Tennessee USA
CROSS CANADA WRITER'S MAGAZINE, Stratford, Ontario, Canada
DALHOUSIE REVIEW, Dalhousie University, Canada
DANDELION, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
EXILE, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
FIDDLEHEAD, University of New Brunswick, Canada
GATHERINGS, En'owkin Centre, Penticton, B.C., Canada
GRAIN, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
GREEN'S MAGAZINE, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
THE JOURNAL, Saint Mary's University, Canada
KANATA, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
LINES REVIEW, Loanhead, Midlothian, Scotland
MAINLINE, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
MALAHAT REVIEW, University of Victoria, Canada
MOOSEHEAD ANTHOLOGY, Concordia University, Canada
MUSELETTER, League of Canadian Poets, Canada
NEWEST, Saskatchewan, Canada
NEXT EXIT, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
POETRY WLU, Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada
THE PRAIRIE JOURNAL OF CANADIAN LITERATURE, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
PRISM INTERNATIONAL, University of British Columbia, Canada
QUEEN'S QUARTERLY, Queen's University, , Canada
REVISTA, Universidad de Alicante, Spain
THE STUMP, Malasapina College, Canada
TABULA RASA, London, Ontario, Canada
THE TORONTO SOUTH ASIAN REVIEW, Toronto, Canada
TORONTO STAR, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
TOWER POETRY, Dundas, Ontario, Canada
UC REVIEW, University of Toronto, Canada
WAVES, York University, Canada

Musical performances of Wayne Keon’s work

Storm Dances (1996). Featured in performance presenting 'Storm Dances' - selection of improvised music and poems from STORM DANCER. Performers William Beauvais, Julian Knight, Mhari Fyfe, Wednesday, June 1996 at Orillia, Ontario
Storm Dances (1995). Featured in performance presenting 'Storm Dances' - selection of improvised music and poems from STORM DANCER. * performers William Beauvais, Julian Knight, Mhari Fyfe, Fall 1995 at Toronto, Ontario
Storm Dances (1994). Featured in performance by Improv Cafe presenting 'Storm Dances' - selection of improvised music and poems from STORM DANCER. Performers William Beauvais, Julian Knight, Mhari Fyfe, Wednesday, March 16, 1994, at THE ART BAR, Matyas Cellar, 840 St. Clair Ave. W., Toronto, Ontario
Three Impressions (1973). Musical arrangement commissioned for the Ontario Youth Choir, CBC taping Arrangement composed by Norma Beecroft, Poems from Sweetgrass, "shell," "fall," and "sundown."

Notes

^ ^a ^b "Wayne Keon, 1946." Native American Authors. (retrieved 30 Dec 2009)
^ ^a ^b ^c Armstrong and Grauer, 84
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Wayne Keon." The Mercury Press. (retrieved 30 Dec 2009)
^ Hartman, Christina."Tribal Literature." Essays and Information. (retrieved 30 Dec 2009)
^ New, William H. Native Writers and Canadian Writing. Vancouver: UBC Press, 1990: 153-165. ISBN 0-7748-0371-1.

References

Armstrong, Jeannette C. and Lalage Grauer. Native Poetry in Canada: A Contemporary Anthology. Peterborough, Ontario: Broadview Press, 2001. ISBN 978-1551112008.

External links

"Hold the One You Love", musical video

Persondata
Name	Wayne Keon
Alternative names
Short description	Nipissing writer, poet, and financial analyst
Date of birth	1946
Place of birth	Pembroke, Ontario, Canada
Date of death
Place of death