Mona Adilman

Mona Elaine Adilman (1924 – 1991) was a Jewish-Canadian poet living in Montreal, Quebec. She received her B.A. from McGill University in 1945.[1] Adilman was committed to social and environmental causes, warning Quebecers against the dangers of pesticides, creating and teaching a course on Ecology and Literature at Concordia University, directing a Heritage Group called Save Montreal, and editing an anthology of writings from prison called Spirits of the Age: Poets of Conscience.[2][3]

Adilman was married to Dr. Morris Solomon, and they had one daughter, Shelley Solomon.[4] Her daughter established the Mona Elaine Adilman Lectureship on the Environment in her mother's memory.[5]

A scholarship called the Mona Elaine Adilman Poetry Prize was established in 1992 by a bequest from Adilman in the Department of English at McGill University.[6] The Association for Canadian Jewish Studies awards annually the Mona Elaine Adilman English Fiction and Poetry Award on a Jewish Theme as one of the J.I. Segal Awards.[7]

Publications

Poetry
  • Candles in the Dark. Oakville: Mosaic Press, 1990.
  • Nighty-Knight. Ken Hanly ed. Dollarpoems, Series 3, no. 1, 1986
  • Piece Work. Ottawa: Borealis Press, 1980.
  • Cult of Concrete. Montreal: Editions Bonsecours Editions, 1977.
  • Best of Wings: An Environmental Story. New York: Regency Press, 1972.

Edited
  • Spirits of the Age: Poets of Conscience. Mona Adilman, ed. Kingston: Quarry Press, 1989.

References
  1. Montreal Poets’ Information Exchange Sampler. Montreal, QC: Montreal Poets Information Exchange (MPIE), 1976. p. 58; and http://scholarships.studentscholarships.org/mona_elaine_adilman_poetry_prize_1784.php
  2. Mark Abley. "Freud's disciples need session on the couch." The Gazette. October 12, 1991. p. 101.
  3. Mona Adilman. "Activist role in society: Nature poet gets tough on ecology issue." The Gazette. December 8, 1973. p. 9.
  4. "Dr. Morris SOLOMON M.D. (1922 - 2002)". jowbr.org. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  5. The Jane Goodall Institute of Canada (2017). "Inspiration in Action: 2017 Impact Report" (PDF). janegoodall.ca. Retrieved October 2, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. https://www.mcgill.ca/studentawards/files/studentawards/undergraduate_scholarships_and_awards_1718.pdf
  7. "J.I. Segal Awards – Association for Canadian Jewish Studies / Association d'études juives canadiennes". Retrieved 2021-10-03.
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