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Kevin Connolly | |
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Born | Biloxi, Mississippi | March 20, 1962
Occupation | Writer, poet, critic |
Nationality | Canadian |
Partner | Gil Adamson |
Kevin Michael Connolly (born March 20, 1962) is a Canadian poet, editor, and teacher who was born in Biloxi, Mississippi and grew up in Maple, Ontario.[1][2] Connolly has served as an editor for presses such as ECW Press, Coach House Press, and McClelland & Stewart. He is currently the poetry editor at House of Anansi Press. He has edited and published more than 60 full-length poetry collections, many of them debuts.
Connolly's book Drift won the 2005 Trillium Award, and his fourth book, Revolver, was shortlisted for the 2009 Griffin Poetry Prize.[3] He received the 2015 Artist Award recipient from the KM Hunter Foundation.[citation needed]