Occupation poet Role Poet Name Philip Paul | Period 2000s-present Nationality Canadian | |
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Notable works Taking the Names Down from the Hill, Little Hunger Notable awards Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize Books Little Hunger, Taking the Names Down from the Hill, Spilled | ||
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, 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.
A former competitive boxer, he is a member of the Saanich First Nation on Vancouver Island. He is a graduate of the University of Victoria.
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