Wayde Compton (born 1972) is a Canadian writer. He was born in Vancouver, British Columbia.
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 Renée 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 Black Canadian writers List of writers from British Columbia
References
External links Hogan's Alley Memorial Project blog University of Victoria profile