Oliver Goldsmith (1794–1861) was a Canadian poet born in St. Andrews, New Brunswick. In 1822 he wrote some verses for an amateur theatre in Halifax.[1] He is best known for The Rising Village, which appeared in 1825. It was at once the first book-length poem published by a native English-Canadian and the first book-length publication in England by a Canadian poet.[2] Furthermore, his Autobiography is the first autobiography of a native Canadian writer.[3] He is not to be confused with his great-uncle Oliver Goldsmith, to whose celebrated poem The Deserted Village The Rising Village is a response.

In 1944 his name was added by the Canadian Government to its list of Persons of National Historic Significance.[4]

See also

• Canadian literature
• Canadian poetry
• List of Canadian poets

References

External links

• The Rising Village by Oliver Goldsmith (full text).
• Other Poems by Oliver Goldsmith
• Kenneth J. Hughes on "The Rising Village"
• David Jackel on "The Rising Village"
• A Short Biography of Oliver Goldsmith
• Department of English, St. Thomas University, at New Brunswick Literature Encyclopedia NBLE
• Goldsmith and the rising village, by D. M. R. Bentley, in "Studies in Canadian Literature", vol. 15, 1, 1990, English or French; University of New Brunswick

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