File pertains to the selection of Coles’ poem, “Driving with her in the car”, by Ted Hughes and Seamus Heaney for special commendation in the 1987 Arvon International Poetry Competition.
File includes a letter from Al Purdy concerning his regard for Don Coles' poetry, and Purdy's relationship with Norman Levine and Dennis Lee.
Correspondents include Transtromer, Ralph Gustafson, Meira Cook, Charles Ritchie, and others.
File consists of Coles’ brief career account, list of publications and plan submitted for a fellowship application, as well as a list of books written by Coles and a list of awards received.
Item pertains to a National Magazine Award prize for poetry awarded to Coles for a poem published in “The Malahat Review”.
Item is the minutes for the annual general meeting of L’Association des Traducteurs et Traductrices Littéraires du Canada, which includes details about Coles as recipient of the 1996 Prix John-Glassco.
Item is a banner featuring this poem by Coles, part of the Poetry on the Way program that promoted poetry on the Toronto Transit Commission subway trains.