Selkirk in Cheapside in Haldimand County, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)
Wilson Pugsley MacDonald (1880-1967)
Photographed by Tim Boyd, August 21, 2024
1. Wilson Pugsley MacDonald (1880-1967) Marker
Wilson MacDonald, born here at Cheapside, established his reputation as a poet with the publication, in 1926, of "Out of the Wilderness", a collection of poems which received wide acclaim. This success followed many years of struggling for recognition and had been preceded by two anthologies "The Song of the Prairie Land" (1918) and "The Miracle Songs of Jesus" (1921). Among his many later works are "A Flagon of Beauty" and "Caw Caw Ballads". Although he wrote both satirical and religious poetry, he was primarily a lyric poet whose concern for unspoiled nature led to a strong condemnation of industrialization, urbanization and other aspects of modern life. He was buried in St. Luke's Cemetery, Vienna, Ontario.
Erected by Ontario Archaeological and Historical Sites Board.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Environment. In addition, it is included in the Canada, Ontario Heritage Trust series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1926.
Location. 42° 49.619′ N, 79° 58.504′ W. Marker is in Cheapside, Ontario, in Haldimand County.
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Regionally, this marker is in the Southwest Ontario Area and in Southwestern Ontario. It is also in Central Canada. Globally, it is in North America, on the Great Lakes, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony, the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, and Rupert’s Land.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 18 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: S.S. #3 Union School Selkirk Centennial Community Centre (1918) (approx. 3.2 kilometers away); 33 and 37 Main Street West (approx. 3.2 kilometers away); Selkirk Union School (approx. 3.2 kilometers away); UB Methodist/ Faith Centennial United Church (approx. 3.2 kilometers away); Millenium Cairn (approx. 3.3 kilometers
Photographed by Tim Boyd, August 20, 2024
2. Wilson Pugsley MacDonald (1880-1967) Marker
Also see . . . Wikipedia - Wilson Puglsey.
Because he refused to be anything but a fully committed poet, now that he had been published, in the early 1920s "MacDonald managed to" find a way to "supplement his income by engaging in lengthy and rather successful tours of readings and lectures". He became what Doug Fetherling in the Canadian Encyclopedia called "a barnstorming versifier with an unbending faith in his own greatness".(Submitted on August 22, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario.)
1919
3. Wilson Pugsley MacDonald, 1919
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