Katherine Leyton

Katherine Leyton is a Canadian poet,[1] whose debut collection All the Gold Hurts My Mouth won the ReLit Award for poetry in 2017.[2]

She has also served as poet-in-residence at the Al Purdy writers' retreat in Prince Edward County.[3]

In late March 2021, her three-year-old son Jude went missing in the bush near the family cottage in Westport, Ontario. The boy was found safe three days later.[4]

References
  1. "Katherine Leyton seeks to teach strangers the value of verse". National Post, July 2, 2010.
  2. Jane van Koeverden, "Kris Bertin wins ReLit Award for short story collection Bad Things Happen". CBC Books, July 16, 2018.
  3. Scott Reid, "Late poet Al Purdy's home a retreat for writers once again". Ottawa Citizen, October 31, 2014.
  4. Josh Pringle and Kimberly Johnson, "'Miraculously defied all odds': Mother of missing toddler near Kingston, Ont. thanks searchers, provides update on Jude". CTV News Ottawa, April 2, 2021.


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