Background
Born in Mississauga, Ontario, he grew up in Southwestern Ontario and lives in Toronto.
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Paul Vermeersch
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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 Lounge Reader (2001) for Insomniac Press.
Since 2002 he has been the poetry editor for the press
Vermeersch teaches at Sheridan College in Oakville.
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Canada
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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.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.