Philip Kevin Paul is a Canadian poet.

Philip Kevin Paul
Occupationpoet
NationalityCanadian
Period2000s-present
Notable worksTaking the Names Down from the Hill, Little Hunger
Notable awardsDorothy 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

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  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. ^ a b c "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.