John Barton's previous books include Great Men, Designs from the Interior, Sweet Ellipsis, and Hypothesis. West of Darkness: Emily Carr, a self-portrait, his acclaimed third book, was republished in a bilingual edition in 2006. Co-editor of Seminal: The Anthology of Canada's Gay Male Poets, he lives in Victoria. Barton edits The Malahat Review.
Hymn is his ninth collection.
John Barton Converts Canada tour poster.
Brick Books by John Barton
- Hymn (2009)




