Philip Kevin Paul | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | poet |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Period | 2000s-present |
| Notable works | Taking 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]