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Phil Hall's first book, Eighteen Poems, was published in Mexico City in 1973. Since then he has published 13 other books of poems, & 5 chapbooks. Among his titles are: Homes (1979), Old Enemy Juice (1988), The Unsaid (1992), & Hearthedral—A Folk-Hermetic (1996). Trouble Sleeping (2000) was nominated for the Governor General’s Award for
poetry. In 2005, Brick Books (celebrating 20 years as Hall’s publisher) brought out An Oak Hunch, which was nominated for the Griffin Poetry Prize in 2006. He has been poet-in-residence at the University of Western Ontario, the Sage Hill Writing Experience (Sask.), The Berton House in Dawson City, Yukon, & elsewhere. Most recently, Book Thug has published Hall’s long poem, White Porcupine, & also a revised second edition of his essay/poem, The Bad Sequence.

To listen to Oana open the evening and introduce Phil, click here
To listen to Phil Hall part 1, click here
To listen to Phil Hall part 2, click here