Nationality Canadian Period 1970s-present | Name Ian Young Role Poet | |
Occupation non-fiction, journalism, poetry Notable works The Gay Muse, The Male Homosexual in Literature Books The Stonewall experiment, Out in Paperback, Encounters with Authors, Eating at School: Making H, The male muse | ||
Ian Young (born January 5, 1945) is an English-Canadian poet, editor, literary critic, and historian. An alumnus of the University of Toronto, he founded Canada's first gay publishing company, Catalyst Press, in 1970. His work has appeared in Canadian Notes & Queries, The Gay & Lesbian Review Worldwide, Rites and Continuum, as well as in more than fifty anthologies. He was a regular columnist for The Body Politic from 1975 to 1985 and for Torso between 1991 and 2008.
Young is best known for his work as editor of the anthology The Gay Muse and the bibliography The Male Homosexual in Literature. He was interested in ceremonial magic during the 1980s and was a founding member of the Hermetic Order of the Silver Sword.
His most recent book, Encounters with Authors (2013), featured historical and critical essays on the work of three noted Canadian LGBT writers, Scott Symons, Robin Hardy and Norman Elder.