Phil Hall (poet)
Encyclopedia
Phil Hall is a Canadian
poet
. He was raised on farms in the Kawarthas region of Ontario
. His most recent book of poems is An Oak Hunch.
in creative writing
from the University of Windsor
.
and literature
at York University
, Ryerson University
, the Kootenay School of Writing, and a number of other colleges. Hall has been a poet in residence at the University of Western Ontario
, the Kingston Writer's Workshop, The Sage Hill Writing Experience in Saskatchewan
and elsewhere. He has been a small publisher of broadsides and chapbooks under his Flat Singles Press imprint since 1976.
He has been the literary editor of This Magazine
and is editor and publisher of Flat Singles Press. He teaches poetry
at George Brown College
and English at Seneca College
, both in Toronto
.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
. He was raised on farms in the Kawarthas region of Ontario
Kawartha Lakes, Ontario
The city of Kawartha Lakes is a unitary municipality in Central Ontario, Canada. Although called a city, Kawartha Lakes is the size of a typical Ontarian county and is mostly rural....
. His most recent book of poems is An Oak Hunch.
Education
Hall holds an M.A.Master's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
in creative writing
Creative writing
Creative writing is considered to be any writing, fiction, poetry, or non-fiction, that goes outside the bounds of normal professional, journalistic, academic, and technical forms of literature. Works which fall into this category include novels, epics, short stories, and poems...
from the University of Windsor
University of Windsor
The University of Windsor is a public comprehensive and research university in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's southernmost university. It has a student population of approximately 15,000 full-time and part-time undergraduate students and over 1000 graduate students...
.
Career
Hall has taught writingWriting
Writing is the representation of language in a textual medium through the use of a set of signs or symbols . It is distinguished from illustration, such as cave drawing and painting, and non-symbolic preservation of language via non-textual media, such as magnetic tape audio.Writing most likely...
and literature
Literature
Literature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...
at York University
York University
York University is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's third-largest university, Ontario's second-largest graduate school, and Canada's leading interdisciplinary university....
, Ryerson University
Ryerson University
Ryerson University is a public research university located in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its urban campus is adjacent to Yonge-Dundas Square located at the busiest intersection in Downtown Toronto. The majority of its buildings are in the blocks northeast of the square in Toronto's Garden...
, the Kootenay School of Writing, and a number of other colleges. Hall has been a poet in residence at the University of Western Ontario
University of Western Ontario
The University of Western Ontario is a public research university located in London, Ontario, Canada. The university's main campus covers of land, with the Thames River cutting through the eastern portion of the main campus. Western administers its programs through 12 different faculties and...
, the Kingston Writer's Workshop, The Sage Hill Writing Experience in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
and elsewhere. He has been a small publisher of broadsides and chapbooks under his Flat Singles Press imprint since 1976.
He has been the literary editor of This Magazine
This Magazine
This Magazine is an independent alternative Canadian political magazine. It was launched "by a gang of school activists" in 1966 as This Magazine is About Schools, a journal covering political issues in the education system...
and is editor and publisher of Flat Singles Press. He teaches poetry
Poetry
Poetry is a form of literary art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its apparent meaning...
at George Brown College
George Brown College
George Brown College is a public, fully accredited college of applied arts and technology with three full campuses in downtown Toronto, Ontario...
and English at Seneca College
Seneca College
Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology is a Canadian public college in the greater Toronto area. Seneca College is currently Canada's largest college with approximately 108,000 students.-History:...
, both in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
.
External links
- Griffin Poetry Prize biography
- Griffin Poetry Prize reading, including video clip
- Hall's White Porcupine
- Hall's Ulterior Thule: Compulsion
- Phil Hall interviews Antero Alli (1999)
- Phil Hall on inspiration, language and the restraints of nationalism
- 12 or 20 questions: interview with Phil Hall
- Phil Hall’s surrural: Ontario gothic, the killdeer, the music of failure and the distraction of shifting ground (poetics.ca)