Born in Long Pond, Manuels, Enos Watts was a schoolteacher and administrator for more than 20 years. An innovator in curriculum development, he served on the Newfoundland and Labrador committee of the Canada Studies Foundation, co-authoring a number of pilot texts. His poems have appeared in such literary periodicals as The Antigonish Review, Contemporary Verse 2, Event, The Pottersfield Portfolio, and Waves. His work has been published in local, regional, national, and international anthologies, most recently in the 2-volume Irish–Newfoundland and Labrador collection. He has written book reviews and edited many manuscripts during the past 30 years. He resides in St. John's with his wife, Golda, and daughter Jade.