Eric Layman
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Eric Layman (born in 1943 in New Westminster, British Columbia) died in Toronto, Ontario April 27th 2008) was a Canadian poet and songwriter/singer. He lived in Toronto, Ontario since 1957. [1]
In the mid to late 60s, he earned a precarious but interesting livelihood selling his poems on the streets of Toronto, around Yorkville and U. of T. He has a BA in Modern Languages and a MA in Comparative Literature, both from U. of T. [1]
His influences range from Ayn Rand to Appalachian folk ballads. His publications include a full-length book, To a Stark and Clean Place, and two chapbooks, Satires and Sunbursts and The Brightest Fire. He has also done book reviews for the USS Hudson Bay science-fiction club newsletter, The Voyageur, and has written the song “The Smoke Police” with country rock band The Intended.
Since the last Ice Age, or at least since 1974, Layman has worked at the Canadian Jewish News, doing sales, some writing, and proofreading. During the 70s and 80s, he participated in Phoenix and Squid Inc poetry workshops, being published in the anthologies they produced. He also appeared in Seraphim Editions' 1999 anthology, The Edges of Time. To keep his skills honed, he still does some freelance editing. Currently, he is working on a third chapbook, more songs, and online publishing. He has an inchoate website at www.myspace.com/eric_layman
Recent publications: book review in Sept. 12 Canadian Jewish News, of Seraphim Editions' Surviving the Censor by Rafi Aaron
book review of Richard Dawkins' The God Delusion, in October 2007 issue of The Voyageur, newsletter of U.S.S. Hudson Bay / Infinite Diversity International Corporation www.voyageur.idic.ca
[edit] Bibliography
- Satires and Sunbursts - 1976
- To a Stark and Clean Place - 1986
- The Brightest Fire - 2005
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- The Intended Band website: hosts some of his poems
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- [http:/myspace.com/eric_layman]
- [http:/www.voyageur.idic.ca]
