Bruce Whiteman is a Canadian poet and writer living in Los Angeles. He is the author of many books of poetry, including "Visible Stars: New and Selected Poems" (1995), "Tristia", and "XXIV Love Poems" (2002). He regularly writes reviews for Canadian and American journals, and his scholarly books include "Lasting Impressions: A Short History of English Publishing in Quebec" (1994) and "J.E.H. Macdonald" (1995).