Bernell MacDonald
Encyclopedia
Bernell MacDonald is a Canadian
poet
.
He was born on Prince Edward Island
and now lives on a farm in Roslin
, Ontario
. He was associated with Alden Nowlan
, Raymond Fraser
, LeRoy Johnson
, Sharon Fraser, Al Pittman
, Louis Cormier and others in publishing the literary magazine Intercourse in the 1960s.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
.
He was born on Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population...
and now lives on a farm in Roslin
Roslin, Ontario
Roslin, Ontario is a community in Hastings County, Ontario, Canada.-References:*...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
. He was associated with Alden Nowlan
Alden Nowlan
Alden Albert Nowlan was a critically acclaimed Canadian poet, novelist, and playwright-History:Alden Nowlan was born into rural poverty in Stanley, Nova Scotia, adjacent to Mosherville, and close to the small town of Windsor, Nova Scotia, along a stretch of dirt road that he would later refer to...
, Raymond Fraser
Raymond Fraser
Raymond Fraser is a Canadian author.Born in Chatham, New Brunswick, Fraser attended St Thomas University where in his freshman year he played on the varsity hockey and football teams, and in his junior year was co-editor with John Brebner of the student literary magazine Tom-Tom...
, LeRoy Johnson
LeRoy Johnson
LeRoy Johnson is a teacher and politician from Alberta, Canada. He is the former MLA for Wetaskiwin-Camrose.-Early life:Johnson was born in 1941 in Camrose...
, Sharon Fraser, Al Pittman
Al Pittman
Al Pittman was a poet and playwright from Newfoundland and Labrador.Born in St. Leonard's, Placentia Bay, Newfoundland, Pittman grew up in Corner Brook. He moved to Montreal in 1964 where he began writing poetry and plays, and in 1966 published his first book of poems, The Elusive Resurrection...
, Louis Cormier and others in publishing the literary magazine Intercourse in the 1960s.