Paul Vermeersch

Paul Vermeersch (born 1973) is a Canadian poet.

Born in Mississauga, Ontario, he grew up in Southwestern Ontario.

His first collection, "Burn" (2000), was a finalist for the Gerald Lampert Award. His second and third collections, "The Fat Kid" (2002) and "Between the Walls" (2005), have both 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.

He lives in Toronto.

Bibliography

*"What You Wish Wasn't True", Wayward Armadillo, 1999. (chapbook)
*"Burn", ECW Press, 2000.
*"The I.V. Lounge Reader", 2001. (editor)
*"The Fat Kid", ECW Press, 2002.
*"Widows & Orphans", Junction Books, 2003. (chapbook)
*"Between the Walls", McClelland and Stewart, 2005.

External links

* [http://www.paulvermeersch.blogspot.com/ Paul Vermeersch's Blog]
* [http://www3.sympatico.ca/digjen/waywardarmadillopress.htm Wayward Armadillo Press]
* [http://www.junctionbooks.com/chapbooks.html Junction Books]
* [http://www.insomniacpress.com Insomniac Press]
* [http://www.taddlecreekmag.com/nobody_loves_a_fat_kid.shtml Interview with Paul Vermeersch in Taddle Creek Magazine]
* [http://www.danforthreview.com/features/interviews/paul_vermeersch.htm Interview with Paul Vermeersch in The Danforth Review]
* [http://www.cbc.ca/wordsatlarge/features/feature.php?storyId=390 "He Will Not Drown His Sorrows" from "Between the Walls", online at CBC Words at Large]