thumb|Wayde Compton is on the left.

Wayde Compton (born 1972) is a Canadian writer. He was born in Vancouver, British Columbia.

thumb|Wayde Compton, right.

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 Writing at the University of Victoria.

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)
  • Toward an Anti-Racist Poetics (2024)

Poetry

  • 49th Parallel Psalm (1999)
  • Performance Bond (2004)

See also

  • Canadian literature
  • Canadian poetry
  • List of Canadian poets
  • List of Canadian writers

References

  • Hogan's Alley Memorial Project blog