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Photo of Irving Layton - June 10th, 1969

“...And, at last, both famous and good
I'm a Doge, a dog
At the end of a terrace
Where poems like angels like flakes of powder
Quaver above my prickling skin.”
Composition in Late Spring, Selected Poems 1945-89 A Wild Peculiar Joy, M&S: 1989

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Please join us for the Irving Layton Ave. dedication ceremony at at 11:00am on Sunday, May 6, 2007.

Listen to the Audio from the Harbourfront Tribute.

Watch Max Layton, Irving's eldest son, read "The Swimmer" at the Montreal Jewish Public Library.

Sadly, Irving Layton passed on January 4th, 2006 at age 93. Visit the Memories Blog to share your memories, read those of others and to read news articles from around the world.