Ben Phillips (poet)

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Ben Phillips (born 1947) is an American-born Canadian poet, teacher and publisher.

Biography

Born in the United States, where he worked as a journalist, he settled in Toronto, Ontario in 1968. In Toronto he has owned and operated two antiquarian bookshops, established The Folks Upstairs Press and taught English as a second language (ESL) to students and professionals from Japan and South Korea.

Literary activities

Editor and co-founder of The Folks Upstairs Press. His poetry and essays have appeared in Canadian Author & Bookman , Catalyst (USA), North York Arts Council News, Pierian Spring, Poetry Toronto, Rolling Stone (USA), Midway Review (USA), Poetry W.L.U., Tower, West Coast Review, Watchwords, Waterways (USA) and many other periodicals.

Published works

• National Library of Canada (last modified on 23 January 2008)

Anthologies

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References

  1. Phillips, Ben (1984). Watching the gibbous moon. Pierian Press, Brandon, Manitoba. OL   21446636M.