I am a genius who has written poems that will survive with the best of Shakespeare, Wordsworth and Keats.

League of Canadian Poets 1982. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart 1967. (cassette)
An Evening with Irving Layton.

Jacobs notes in his biography (2001) Layton fought Puritanism throughout his life:. Irving Peter Layton OC (March 12 1912 – January 4 2006) was a Romanian-born Canadian poet. He was known for his "tell it like it is" style which won him a wide following but also made enemies.