Patrick Lane (born March 26, 1939, Nelson, British Columbia) is a Canadian poet. He first had his poetry published while he was a nomadic logger in northern British Columbia. He has lived for many years with fellow poet Lorna Crozier. They live in Saanichton, British Columbia . He is the brother of poet Red Lane . His poetry tends to deal with humanity's harsh treatment of the Earth, and also often touches on the frequent violence of human interrelations.

Works:

• Letters from the Savage Mind - 1966
• Separations - 1969
• Mountain Oysters - 1971
• The Sun Has Begun to Eat the Mountain - 1972
• Beware the Months of Fire - 1974
• The Measure - 1980
• Old Mother - 1982
• Woman in the Dust - 1983
• A Linen Crow, A Caftan Magpie - 1984
• Selected Poems - 1987
• Milford and Me - 1989
• Winter - 1989 (nominated for a Governor General's Award)
• Motral Remains - 1991 (nominated for a Governor General's Award)
• How Do You Spell Beautiful? And Other Stories - 1992
• Too Spare, Too Fierce - 1995
• Selected Poems - 1997
• The Bare Plum of Winter Rain - 2000