W. H. New

William Herbert New, OC, FRSC (March 28, 1938) is a Canadian poet and literary critic. Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, he was educated at the University of British Columbia and the University of Leeds. He taught English literature at the former from 1965 to 2003. In 2007, he was named an Officer of the Order of Canada.

For 29 years, he held editorial positions at Canadian Literature and, in 2004, was made Editor Emeritus.

He is the father of actor Peter New.

Selected bibliography

Criticism

Poetry

Children's books

Anthologies edited

References

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