Paul Vermeersch
Encyclopedia
Paul Joseph Vermeersch is a Canadian
poet
.
Born in Mississauga
, Ontario
, he grew up in Southwestern Ontario
and lives in Toronto.
His first collection, Burn (2000), was a finalist for the Gerald Lampert Award
. His subsequent collections, The Fat Kid (2002), Between the Walls (2005), and The Reinvention of the Human Hand (2010), have all garnered critical praise.
From 1998 to 2003, Vermeersch organized the reading series at the I.V. Lounge in downtown Toronto
, hosting authors from across North America
. During that time he edited the anthology The I.V. Lounge Reader (2001) for Insomniac Press. Since 2002 he has been the poetry editor for the press.
Vermeersch teaches at Sheridan College in Oakville.
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...
.
Born in Mississauga
Mississauga, Ontario
Mississauga is a city in Southern Ontario located in the Regional Municipality of Peel, and in the western part of the Greater Toronto Area. With an estimated population of 734,000, it is Canada's sixth-most populous municipality, and has almost doubled in population in each of the last two decades...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, he grew up in Southwestern Ontario
Southwestern Ontario
Southwestern Ontario is a subregion of Southern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario, centred on the city of London. It extends north to south from the Bruce Peninsula on Lake Huron to the Lake Erie shoreline, and east to south-west roughly from Guelph to Windsor. The region had a population...
and lives in Toronto.
His first collection, Burn (2000), was a finalist for the Gerald Lampert Award
Gerald Lampert Award
The Gerald Lampert Memorial Award is made annually by the League of Canadian Poets to the best volume of poetry published by a first-time poet. It is presented in honour of poetry promoter Gerald Lampert...
. His subsequent collections, The Fat Kid (2002), Between the Walls (2005), and The Reinvention of the Human Hand (2010), have all garnered critical praise.
From 1998 to 2003, Vermeersch organized the reading series at the I.V. Lounge in downtown 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...
, hosting authors from across North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
. During that time he edited the anthology The I.V. Lounge Reader (2001) for Insomniac Press. Since 2002 he has been the poetry editor for the press.
Vermeersch teaches at Sheridan College in Oakville.