Background
McCaffery was born in Sheffield, England and lived in the UK for most of his youth attending University of Hull. He currently holds the Gray Chair at the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York.
McCaffery was born in Sheffield, England and lived in the UK for most of his youth attending University of Hull. He currently holds the Gray Chair at the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York.
Steve graduated from Hull University with a B.A. (honors) in 1968. In 1969 he received from York University his M.A.
Steve moved to Toronto in 1968. In 1970, he began to collaborate with fellow poets Rafael Barreto-Rivera, Paul Dutton, and bpNichol, forming the sound-poetry group, The Four Horsemen. McCaffery worked as a lecturer at the University of California, San Diego, in 1989. From 1993 to 1995 he was lecturer in English at Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario. He currently holds the Gray Chair at the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York.
Steve married Margaret McCaffery in 1968, but they divorced in 1983. He has been companion of Karen MacCormack since 1984.