Klein, Abraham Moses (1909–1972)

Canadian poet. A leader in the Canadian Jewish community for many years, his first two books of poetry explored his Jewish heritage. The Rocking Chair (1948) reached a wider audience and expressed a more general humanist sympathy. Until his breakdown in the 1950s, Klein was one of the most influential poets in Canada.

He was born in Montréal, studied at McGill and Montréal universities, and became a barrister in 1933, but practised only occasionally.