Ryan Porter
Full Name
Ryan Porter
Bio
Ryan Porter is currently completing a doctoral dissertation on the representation and myth of small-town Ontario, and is seeking connections between the Heritage Industry and the contemporary rendering of the rural/small-town past. He has published in the Virginia Woolf Miscellany.
Affiliation
Queen’s University
Country
Canada
Personal Statement About Topic
I have been an admirer of Lampman’s poetry since my days as an undergraduate, and I particularly marvel at the prophetic “City at the End of Things,” as well as many of his nature sonnets, most notably “In November.” Lampman’s biography presents a man of deep sensitivity; his life is both sad and intriguing.