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
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,
Ontario
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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
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.
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
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'' (USA), ''Midway Review'' (USA), ''Poetry W.L.U.'', ''Tower'', ''West Coast Review'', ''Watchwords'', ''Waterways'' (USA) and many other periodicals.
Published works
*1970:''Flesh Candle'', FUP Press, Toronto,
*1977:''Notes From Nowhere'', The Folks Upstairs Press, Toronto,
* 1983:''The Dead Leave Holes'', Unfinished Monument Press, Toronto, Libraries this book has an entry in:
• National Library of Canada (last modified on 23 January 2008)
*1984:''Watching The Gibbous Moon'', Pierian Press, Brandon, Manitoba,
Anthologies
*1983:''The Toronto Collection, An Anthology of the New Toronto Poets'', edited by Leslie Nutting, Manoeuvres Press,
*1984:''Other Channels, An Anthology of New Canadian Poetry'', edited by
Shaunt Basmajian & Jones, League of Canadian Poets Associates,
References
External links
*Library: National Library of Canada/ The dead leave holes Ben Phillips Publisher: Toronto : Unfinished Monument Press, c1983. Edition: $2,00 https://web.archive.org/web/20110604101318/http://isbndb.com/d/book/the_dead_leave_holes/library/167.html
Living people
1947 births
20th-century Canadian poets
Canadian male poets
20th-century Canadian male writers
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