Philip Kevin Paul

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Philip Kevin Paul
Occupationpoet
NationalityCanadian
Period2000s-present
Notable worksTaking the Names Down from the Hill, Little Hunger
Notable awards Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize

Philip Kevin Paul is a Canadian poet.

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]

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References

  1. "Lt.-Gov. award honours 'grand lady' of B.C. literature". Victoria Times-Colonist , May 2, 2004.
  2. "Governor General's Literary Awards nominees". Telegraph-Journal , October 15, 2009.
  3. 1 2 3 "About Philip Kevin Paul". Victoria Times-Colonist , December 31, 2007.
  4. Philip Kevin Paul (December 26, 2018). "Solstice Poems: Such a Tiny Light by Philip Kevin Paul". Times Colonist. Retrieved February 1, 2019.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)