Ben Phillips (poet)


Ben Phillips is a U.S.-born Canadian poet, teacher and publisher.

Biography

Born in the United States, where he worked as a journalist, 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 as a second language to students and professionals from Japan and South Korea.

Literary activities

Editor and co-founder of The Folks Upstairs Press. His poetry and essays have appeared in
Canadian Author & Bookman, Catalyst, North York Arts Council News, Pierian Spring, Poetry Toronto, Rolling Stone, Midway Review, Poetry W.L.U., Tower, West Coast Review, Watchwords, Waterways and many other periodicals.

Published works

• National Library of Canada