Tom MacInnes Biography | Poet

Thomas Robert Edward MacInnes (né McInnes ) (October 29, 1867 – February 11, 1951) was a Canadian poet and writer whose writings ranged from "vigorous, slangy recollections of the Yukon gold rush" (Lonesome Bar, 1909) to "a translation of and commentary on Lao-tzu ’s philosophy" (The Teaching of the Old Boy, 1927). His narrative verse was highly popular in his lifetime.