Wayde Compton (born 1972) is a Canadian writer. He was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. Compton has published books of poetry, essays, and fiction, and he edited the first comprehensive anthology of black writing from British Columbia. He co-founded Commodore Books with David Chariandy and Karina Vernon in 2006, the first black-oriented press in Western Canada. He also co-founded the Hogan's Alley Memorial Project in 2002, a grassroots organization that promotes the history of Vancouver's black community. Compton teaches in the faculty of Creative Writing at Douglas College. In 1996 he penned the semi-autobiographical poem "Declaration of the Halfrican Nation". Bibliography Anthologies Bluesprint: Black British Columbian Literature and Orature (2001) The Revolving City: 51 Poems and the Stories Behind Them (with Renee Sarojini Saklikar) (2015) Fiction The Outer Harbour: Stories (2014) Graphic fiction The Blue Road: A Fable of Migration (illustrated by April dela Noche Milne) (2019) Non-fiction After Canaan: Essays on Race, Writing, and Region (2010) Poetry 49th Parallel Psalm (1999) Performance Bond (2004) See also Canadian literature Canadian poetry List of Canadian poets List of Canadian writers References External links Hogan's Alley Memorial Project blog 1972 births 20th-century Canadian male writers 20th-century Canadian poets 20th-century Canadian short story writers 21st-century Canadian male writers 21st-century Canadian poets 21st-century Canadian short story writers Black Canadian writers Canadian male non-fiction writers Canadian male poets Canadian male short story writers Canadian non-fiction writers Living people Writers from British Columbia Writers from Vancouver