Ben Phillips is a poet, teacher and publisher.

Biography

Born in the United States

United States

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, where he worked as a journalist

Journalist

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, he settled in Toronto, Ontario in 1968. In Toronto he has owned and operated two antiquarian bookshops, established The Folks Upstairs Press and taught English

English language

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 as a second language (ESL) to students and professionals from Japan

Japan

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 and South Korea

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

Canadian Author & Bookman

The quarterly Canadian Author & Bookman was the official voice of the CAA until 1998, having undergone a name change to Canadian Author. In 1998, publication was suspended....

, Catalyst(USA), North York Arts Council News, Pierian Spring, Poetry Toronto, Rolling Stone

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

• Flesh Candle, FUP Press, Toronto, 1970
• Notes From Nowhere, The Folks Upstairs Press, Toronto, 1977
• The Dead Leave Holes, Unfinished Monument Press
  Unfinished Monument Press
  Unfinished Monument Press was founded in Toronto, Ontario in 1978 by Chris Faiers. It is presently operating out of Hamilton, Ontario under the editorship of James Deahl.Books it has published include:*Dominion Day in Jail, Chris Faiers...
  
  , Toronto, 1983, Libraries this book has an entry in:

• National Library of Canada (last modified on 23 January 2008)

• Watching The Gibbous Moon, Pierian Press, Brandon, Manitoba, 1984

Anthologies

• Other Channels, An Anthology Of New Canadian Poetry, edited by Shaunt Basmajian
  Shaunt Basmajian
  Shaunt Basmajian was a Canadian poet and author.Born in Beirut, Lebanon to Armenian parents, Basmajian emigrated to Canada when he was seven years old. He was a founder of the Canadian Poetry Association, co-founder of Old Nun Publications , and was a member of the Parliament Street Library poetry...
  
  & Jones, League Of Canadian Poets Associates, 1984, ISBN 0-9691646-0-2
• The Toronto Collection, An Anthology Of The New Toronto Poets, edited by Leslie Nutting, Manoeuvres Press, 1983, ISBN 0-919980-03-1