Our Supporters

Thank you.

In addition to those not listed here for privacy reasons, the League is grateful to all the individuals, organizations, foundations, and corporations who make our work possible.

Our supporters page is updated annually each March. If you have any questions about this page, please contact [email protected]

Canada Council for the Arts
Canada Council for the Arts
Ontario Arts Council
Ontario Arts Council
Toronto Arts Council
Toronto Arts Council
Toronto Arts Foundation
Employment and Social Development Canada (Canada Summer Jobs program)
Employment and Social Development Canada (Canada Summer Jobs program)
Ontario Arts Foundation (Arts Endowment Fund Program)
Ontario Arts Foundation (Arts Endowment Fund Program)
City of Toronto Economic Development and Culture (Lost Launches)
City of Toronto Economic Development and Culture (Lost Launches)
Toronto Arts and Letters Club Foundation
Health Arts Research Centre (Cross-Pollinations Virtual Rounds Series)
Health Arts Research Centre (Cross-Pollinations Virtual Rounds Series)

Sharon and Ian Cohen Family Foundation

Odyssey donors ($1,500+)

Larry H. Mueller

Ann M. Pavlick

The estate of Raymond and Rosalia Souster

D.C. Reid

Margaret Atwood

Ballad donors ($1,000+)

Alice Major

LCP's Quill Club (monthly donors)

Melanie and Sean Barton

Donald Cole

Kathryn Guthrie

Louisa Howerow

Christine Loch

Martha Patrick

Laurel Ralston

LCP Community Partners

Canadian Association for Health Humanities (Cross-Pollinations Virtual Rounds Series)
Canadian Association for Health Humanities (Cross-Pollinations Virtual Rounds Series)
Book and Periodical Council (Freedom to Read Week)
Book and Periodical Council (Freedom to Read Week)
Prairie Fire Magazine (Anne Szumigalski Lecture)
Prairie Fire Magazine (Anne Szumigalski Lecture)
Canadian Independent Booksellers Association (Canadian Independent Bookstore Day)
Canadian Independent Booksellers Association (Canadian Independent Bookstore Day)

In lieu of flowers

The League has been grateful to be a part of many poets’ and readers’ journeys, and from time to time we are honoured with donations in memory of avid readers, visionary poets, and patrons of the arts in Canada. We are grateful to all those who have supported the League in memory of the following souls.

Donations in memory of loved ones can be made any time through Canada Helps. If you would like to speak with the League about the possibility of establishing a prize, program, or other endowment, please contact [email protected]. 

Ellen S. Jaffe (1945-2022)

Esther Adelaide Waring (1926-2022)

Len Gasparini (1941-2022)

Steven Heighton (1961-2022)

Joseph Sherman (1945-2006)

George Johnston (1913-2004)

David Huggett (1949-2005)

P.K. Page (1916-2010)

Jessamy Stursberg (1915-2008)

Jessamy Stursberg

Jessamy Stursberg

Jessamy Stursberg enjoyed a life that was enriched by reading, particularly poetry. Born in Inverness, Scotland in 1916, Jessamy was married in Paris and lived with her husband, Peter, in London and New York before immigrating to Canada. Together, they raised two children, Judy and Richard. The family lived in Ottawa and later Vancouver, where Jessamy passed away. 

Jessamy maintained a rich and imaginative life through her love of Chaucer, Shakespeare, John Milton, John Keats, Walter de la Mare, T.S. Eliot and Robert Burns. Books bridged new and old worlds for her and she was a great admirer of all those who wrote poetry. Her keen mind retained impressive amounts of verse, most of which she knew by heart. This gift became a comfort once her eyesight failed. 

Poetry also contributed to Jessamy's concept of beauty. She adored and collected beautiful objects, from Georgian silver to native Pacific plants. Jessamy Stursberg was a remarkable woman with a talent for friendship. She possessed a profound ability to love, unconditionally, her family, her friends and a world that she helped make more beautiful.