Aldyth Irvine Harrison is a self-published author and poet based in Montreal. Her latest book of poetry, From A Strident World of Soft Prevailing Things, was published in January 2020. Aldyth was born in Kingston, Jamaica, where she received her Secondary Education at St Hugh's High School for girls. She studied at Concordia (Sir George Williams) and McGill universities. She taught many levels in the Quebec school system. It was her choir master, the late Brian Brice, and fellow chorister Dr. Thouria Bensaoula, who encouraged her to publish her first book of poems, Patches in & out Two Centuries, which was published in October 2010 by Éditions du Mécène, Beauceville, Quebec. Her concerns are about the careless handling of our Earth. The dignity of the Earth's environment must be nurtured, respected and preserved. She enjoys telling stories and travelling to different parts of the world. She resides in Montreal, Quebec, with her husband Robert and family.