Wayne Ray

Wayne Scott Ray (born 1950) is a Canadian poet publisher and photographer^[2] active in Canadian poetry circles and organizations.

Although born in Alabama, Ray grew up in Canada (on an American military base) and became a Canadian citizen in 1978.^[3] A postal worker by trade,^[2] Ray began writing poetry in his late teens.^[2] He has published several books of poetry and non-fiction as well as pieces in Canadian periodicals, webzines, journals and newspapers. His work has been included in anthologies^[3] and he was awarded the Editors Prize for Best Poet Published in 1989 by Canadian Author and Bookman.^[3]

Also active in organizing, Ray is a founding member of the Canadian Poetry Association in 1985 and was Secretary/Treasurer of the Toronto chapter (1985–88) and the London, Ontario chapter (1992-1995), and National Coördinator. He was co-chairman of the League of Canadian Poets: Associates (Toronto) for 1985/86, was instrumental in helping establish the Scarborough Arts Council Poetry Contest in 1988, the London Arts Council in 1994^[4] and was the 1999 President of the London New Arts Festival.^[5] In January 2015 he was elected to the Board of The Ontario Poetry Society as District Area Manager.^[6]

Bibliography

• 1983: Suburban Eyes, HMS Press, ISBN 0-919957-03-X
• 1983: Arboreta and Botanical Gardens of Canada, HMS Press, ISBN 0-919957-01-3
• 1984: Auschwitz, Unfinished Monument Press, ISBN 0-920976-21-2
• 1985: The Captain, HMS Press, ISBN 0-919957-13-7
• 1987: Uketorinin, Hamilton Haiku Press
• 1988: Arboreta and Botanical Gardens of Canada 2nd ed., HMS Press, ISBN 0-919957-25-0
• 1991: Horticultural Influences in the Founding of HMS Press ISBN 0-919957-26-9
• 1991: Beatrice Dickerskin, CPA (London) BookClub BookLits, ISBN 0-919957-32-3
• 1991: Writing Haiku: Shashin-Kaku Style, CPA (London) BookClub BookLits, ISBN 0-919957-40-4
• 1991: Creative Plagiarism CPA (London) BookClub BookLits, ISBN 0-919957-27-7 1991
• 1991: Vacationland and other Stories CPA (London) BookClub BookLits, ISBN 0-919957-29-3
• 1992: Giants of the North, Third Eye Press, ISBN 0-919581-78-1
• 1993: Twin Peaks: an essay CPA (London) BookClub BookLits, ISBN 0-919957-86-2
• 1997: Regional Short Stories: The Literary Highway, ISBN 1-55253-009-4
• 2003: In A Dream, Mercutio Press, ISBN 0-9731768-7-3
• 2004: She Cast No Shadow, Harmonia Press, ISBN 0-9688885-2-6
• 2006: Going Down Goose Lane Toward Broken Jaw: Fredericton Poems & Stories, Harmonia Press, ISBN 0-9688885-9-3
• 2014: Jaiku Beret Days Press ISBN 978-1-926495-03-3

Selected Poems

• 1989:Wayne Ray (Fall 1989). "Prisoner of War". Canadian Author & Bookman (Canadian Authors Association) 65 (1): 13. Retrieved August 6, 2014. 
• 1995:Ray, Wayne (1995). "Hoarfrost". In Footman, Jennifer. An Invisible Accordion: A Canadian Poetry Association Anthology. Fredericton, New Brunswick: Broken Jaw Press. ISBN 0-921411-38-3. Retrieved August 6, 2014. 
• 1996:Wayne Ray (April 8, 1996). "The Light Went Out Archibald Lampman". Interobang 28 (27). Retrieved August 6, 2014. 
• 1997:Ray, Wayne (1997). "Gasping for Air". In Hyland, Sheila. Strong Winds: The Second Canadian Poetry Association Anthology. Fredericton, New Brunswick: Broken Jaw Press. ISBN 0-921411-60-X. Retrieved August 6, 2014. 
• 1998:Wayne Ray (Winter 1998–1999). "On the Discovery of Josef Mengele AD2000". Afterthoughts 5 (2). Retrieved August 6, 2014. 

Selected nonfiction

• Wayne Ray (January 1999). "Regional Short Stories: The Literary Highway". Canadian Content. Retrieved August 6, 2014. 

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