Wayde Compton
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Canada
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writer. He was born in Vancouver, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
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Compton has published two books of poetry, one book of essays, and edited the first comprehensive anthology of black writing from British Columbia. He co-founded Commodore Books
Commodore Books
Commodore Books is the first Black Canadian literary press in Western Canada. Founded in 2006 by Wayde Compton, Karina Vernon and David Chariandy, this press is dedicated to publishing work relevant to blacks in Canada....
with David Chariandy
David Chariandy
David Chariandy is a Canadian writer. His debut novel Soucouyant was nominated for ten literary prizes and awards, including the 2009 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award , the 2007 Scotiabank Giller Prize , the 2007 Governor General's Award for Fiction , the 2007 ForeWord Book of the Year...
and Karina Vernon in 2006, the first black-oriented press in Western Canada. He also co-founded the Hogan's Alley
Hogan's Alley (Vancouver)
Hogan's Alley was the local, unofficial name for Park Lane, an alley that ran through the southwestern corner of Strathcona in Vancouver, British Columbia during the first six decades of the twentieth century...
Memorial Project in 2002, a grassroots organization that archives the history of Vancouver's black community. In addition to his published writing, Compton also performs turntable-based sound poetry with Jason de Couto. Compton teaches at Emily Carr University of Art and Design and in the English department at Coquitlam College
Coquitlam College
Coquitlam College is a private community college in Coquitlam, British Columbia.For almost 25 years, the College has provided the highest quality education to Canadian students and international students from all over the world....
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In 1996 he penned the semi-autobiographical poem "Declaration of the Halfrican Nation".