William Wilfred Campbell - Ottawa, Ontario
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This plaque, in tribute to poet William Wilfred Campbell, is located on Hillsdale Road, in Ottawa, Ontario. Cette plaque, en hommage au poète William Wilfred Campbell, est située sur le chemin Hillsdale, à Ottawa, en Ontario.
Waymark Code: WM11H6T
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 10/24/2019
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Inscription on the plaque:
Parcours des poètes
Poet's Pathway
Indian Summer
William Wilfred Campbell (1861-1918)
Along the line of smoky hills
The crimson forest stands,
And all the day the blue jay calls
Throughout the autumn lands
Now by the brook the maple leans
With all his glory spread,
And all the sumachs on the hills
Have turned their green to red.
Now by great marshes wrapt in mist,
Or past some river's mouth,
Throughout the long, still autumn day
Wild birds are flying south.
The poet's Pathway honours Canada's poets, especially Ottawa's historic poets, and the lands that inspired them. It memorializes the literary Heritage of the Confederation poets and francophone poets of the time –– the earliest voices of our distinctive Canadian tradition.
Le parcours des poètes rend hommage aux poètes du Canada, en particulier à ceux qui ont marqué l’histoire d’Ottawa, et aux paysages qui les ont inspirés. Il commémore l’héritage littéraire des « Poètes de la Confédération » et des poètes francophones de la même période — les premières voix distinctes de la tradition canadienne.
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