one given to Milton Acorn. Acorn on film In 1971 Acorn was the subject of a documentary, Milton Acorn: The People’s Poet, which was aired on the CBC program Thirty Minutes. The National Film Board of Canada produced two films on Acorn's life and works. The first is entitled In Love and Anger: Milton Acorn - Poet, and came out in 1984. The second is called A Wake for Milton. It was produced in 1988. Bibliography 1956:In Love and Anger 1960:Against a League of Liars 1960:The Brain's the Target 1963:Jawbreakers () 1969:I've Tasted My Blood 1971:I Shout Love and On Shaving Off His Beard 1972:More Poems for People 1975:The Island 1977:The Road to Charlottetown (with Cedric Smith) 1977:Jackpine Sonnets 1982:Captain Neal MacDougal & the Naked Goddess 1983:Dig Up My Heart 1986:Whiskey Jack HMS Press (Toronto) Posthumous collections 1987:A Stand of Jackpine (with James Deahl,) 1987:The Uncollected Acorn 1987:I Shout Love and Other Poems 1988:Hundred Proof Earth 1996:To Hear the Faint Bells Anthologies 2002:Coastlines: The Poetry of Atlantic Canada, ed. Anne Compton, Laurence Hutchman, Ross Leckie and Robin McGrath (Goose Lane Editions) Discography More Poems for People Audio CD reading Canadian Poetry Association, (1986 audio tape / 2001 CD) Literary awards 1970 Canadian Poets' Award, more commonly known as the People's Poet Award and Medal 1975 Governor General's Award 1977 Honorary Doctorate of Law Degree (from the University of Prince Edward Island) 1986 Life member Canadian Poetry Association See also Canadian poetry List of Canadian poets References External links Atlantic Canadian Poets' Archive: Milton Acorn - Biography, 1 poem (Knowing I Live in a Dark Age), poetry analysis, and bibliography. Canadian Poetry Online: Milton Acorn - Biography and 6 poems (The Island, I Shout Love, What I Know of God is This, Hummingbird, Live With Me On Earth Under the Invisible Daylight Moon, The Natural History of Elephants) Milton Acorn's entry in The Canadian Encyclopedia Records of Milton Acorn are held by Simon Fraser University's Special Collections and Rare Books 1923 births 1986 deaths 20th-century Canadian poets 20th-century Canadian male writers Canadian male poets Governor General's Award-winning poets Writers from Charlottetown Chapbook writers Canadian socialists Canadian military personnel of World War II