current_members website years_active label article_title past_members background genre origin name
gary cairncross cindy olberg udle nathan gara ryan patterson adam saikaley alex -lsb- http://www.asthepoetsaffirm.com/ www.asthepoetsaffirm.com -rsb- yes 2001 -- yes 2007 zunior as the poets affirm
 kina de grasse ben belanger ryan griffin renee leduc group_or_band post-rock ottawa , ontario , canada as the poets affirm
as the poets affirm

as the poets affirm was a canadian independent rock band formed in 2001 in ottawa , ontario .
the band began as a three-piece acoustic project , and later evolved into a seven-member line-up experimenting with jazz , classical and electronica .
its name is taken from a line in `` dante 's inferno '' .
