George Stanley (poet)

George Anthony Stanley (born 1934 in San Francisco) is a Canadian poet associated with the San Francisco Renaissance in his early years. In 1971 he became a resident of British Columbia.

He has published many books of poetry, both in San Francisco and in Canada. One of his best-known poems is "Veracruz". A Tall, Serious Girl is his collection of selected poetry. In 2006 he won the Shelley Memorial Award.

Stanley considers T. S. Eliot, Robert Lowell, and Charles Olson important influences on his poetry.