awa ' s ▁Sus sex ▁and ▁S par ks ▁Stre ets ▁to ▁the ▁Domin ion ▁Method ist ▁Church . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁buried ▁beside ▁his ▁bel oved ▁Maria ▁on ▁Wed nes day , ▁ 1 7 ▁August ▁ 1 8 9 2 ▁at ▁Ott awa ' s ▁Be ech wood ▁C emetery , ▁sharing ▁a ▁monument ▁with ▁the ▁H inton ▁and ▁Grant ▁relatives . ▁ ▁L ett ▁was ▁a ▁household ▁name ▁during ▁his ▁life ▁and ▁it ▁became ▁a ▁source ▁of ▁pride ▁for ▁Ott aw ans ▁to ▁claim ▁that ▁their ▁loved ▁ones ▁were ▁imm ort al ised ▁in ▁his ▁works . ▁L ett ▁Street ▁is ▁a ▁short ▁resid ual ▁street ▁on ▁Ott awa ' s ▁Le Bre ton ▁Fl ats . ▁His ▁grave ▁is ▁obsc ure ▁and ▁the ▁monument ▁almost ▁ind isc ern ible ▁by ▁the ▁weather ing ▁of ▁time . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁poor ▁t ribute ▁to ▁one ▁who ▁had ▁contributed ▁so ▁much ▁to ▁the ▁her itage ▁of ▁Canada ' s ▁capital . ▁ ▁B ard ▁In ▁all ▁but ▁title , ▁L ett ▁was ▁Ott awa ' s ▁first ▁poet ▁la ure ate ▁producing ▁some ▁two ▁hundred ▁and ▁twenty - two ▁po ems ▁and ▁songs ▁in ▁his ▁lifetime ▁not ▁including ▁the ▁many ▁sni ppets ▁of ▁verse ▁with ▁which ▁he ▁habit ually ▁emb ell ished ▁his ▁public ▁speech es . ▁His ▁poetry ▁provides ▁a ▁po etic ▁editor ial ▁on ▁many ▁personal ities ▁and ▁events ▁in ▁Canada ' s ▁ 1 9 th ▁century . ▁His ▁topics ▁include : ▁affection ▁and ▁rom ance ; ▁religion