Poetry Parkette
Poets Milton Acorn and Gwendolyn MacEwen lived together at the beginning of their marriage in the house that stood on 10 Second Street. When the relationship ended, Milton left the Island and Gwendolyn returned to the house with her new partner, Bob Mallory. Bob was a painter who wore a turban and put tinfoil on the roof to receive messages from UFOs. “Julian the Magician,” Gwendolyn’s first published book, was dedicated to him.
While living on the Island, Gwendolyn volunteered at the Island Public School library where she nurtured an interest in art and books in many young Islanders. She also wrote a book while sitting on the rocks at the Ward’s Island’s beach.
You can read more about Gwendolyn and Milton at the links below:
Biography of Gwendolyn MacEwen
https://rosemarysullivan.com/
https://www.nfb.ca/film/in_