Career
He is the author of the novel Benjamin, My Son, and five poetry collections: Exodus and Other Poems, Hurricane Center, Florida Bound, Xango music, and Twelve Poems and A Story for Christmas. His work has been mainly influenced by Derek Walcott, Kamau Brathwaite, V. South. Naipaul, Bob Marley, and Joseph Campbell and contains some elements of magical realism. Benjamin, My Son, in particular, examines Caribbean life within the context of established Christian religions and African Yoruba-based traditions, while using the framework of Dante"s Inferno.
Philp’s awards include an Individual Artist Fellowship from the Florida Arts Council, an artist-in-residence at the Seaside Institute, Sauza "Stay Pure" Award, Canute Brodhurst Prize and James Michener fellowships at the University of Miami, where he earned his Master of Arts in Creative Writing.
He lives in Miami, Florida.
