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- ↑ "Former Poets Laureate - John Steffler". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
- ↑ Search results: John Steffler, Open Library, Web, May 10, 2011.
- ↑ "John Steffler: Publications," Canadian Poetry Online, UToronto.ca, Web, May 10, 2011.
