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Poet's people gather round, Poet Milton Acorn is presented with cheque for $1,000 and medal by fellow poets Irving Layton (left) and Eli Mandel (right(...)

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Poet's people gather round, Poet Milton Acorn is presented with cheque for $1,000 and medal by fellow poets Irving Layton (left) and Eli Mandel (right(...)

Date5/18/1970

Names

Acorn, Milton (subject)

Goode, Jeff (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: Poet's people gather round, Poet Milton Acorn is presented with cheque for $1,000 and medal by fellow poets Irving Layton (left) and Eli Mandel (right) at Grossman's Tavern on Spadina Ave. Saturday night. Four-hour celebration was staged by friends who felt Acorn should have won Governor-General's medal for his latest volume, I've Tasted My Blood.

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Portraits

Medium

Photographs

Language

English

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)

Object NumberTSPA_0028656F

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