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Dalton founded the SPARKS Literary
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The Breakwater Book of Contemporary Newfoundland Poetry
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Modern Canadian Poets: An Anthology of Poems in English
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Landmarks: An Anthology of New Atlantic Canadian Poetry
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Earth and Heaven : An Anthology of Myth Poetry
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