Copyright © Ray Robertson, 2016

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first edition

Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication

Robertson, Ray, 1966-, author

Lives of the poets (with guitars) / Ray Robertson.

Issued in print and electronic formats.

ISBN 978-1-77196-072-4 (paperback).--ISBN 978-1-77196-073-1 (ebook)

1. Musicians--Biography. I. Title.

ML385.R652 2016 780.92 C2015-907386-3

C2015-907387-1

Edited by Dan Wells

Copy-edited by Emily Donaldson

Typeset by Chris Andrechek

Illustrations and Cover Illustration by Chloe Cushman

Cover design by Gordon Robertson

Published with the generous assistance of the Canada Council for the Arts and the Ontario Arts Council. Biblioasis also acknowledges the support of the Government of Canada through the Canada Book Fund and the Government of Ontario through the Ontario Book Publishing Tax Credit.

The author acknowledges the support of the Ontario Arts Council.