Philip Kevin Paul is a Canadian poet.
Philip Kevin Paul | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | poet |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Period | 2000s-present |
| Notable works | Taking the Names Down from the Hill, Little Hunger |
| Notable awards | Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize |
His debut collection Taking the Names Down from the Hill won the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize in 2004,[1] and his second collection Little Hunger was a shortlisted nominee for the 2009 ReLit Award for poetry and the Governor General's Award for English-language poetry at the 2009 Governor General's Awards.[2]
A former competitive boxer,[3] he is a member of the Saanich First Nation on Vancouver Island.[3] He is a graduate of the University of Victoria.[3] In 2019, Paul co-taught a writing course at the University of Victoria called A Sense of Place.[4]
References edit
- ^ "Lt.-Gov. award honours 'grand lady' of B.C. literature". Victoria Times-Colonist, May 2, 2004.
- ^ "Governor General's Literary Awards nominees". Telegraph-Journal, October 15, 2009.
- ^ a b c "About Philip Kevin Paul". Victoria Times-Colonist, December 31, 2007.
- ^ Philip Kevin Paul (December 26, 2018). "Solstice Poems: Such a Tiny Light by Philip Kevin Paul". Times Colonist. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
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