Background

Victor Coleman was born on September 11, 1944, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Career

Coleman was the first editor at Coach House Books from 1966 until 1975. After his tenure in publishing, he managed the multidisciplinary art centre, A Space in Toronto for four years. He has also taught film studies at Queen's University and creative writing at York University.

Achievements

• Victor has published a dozen books of poetry and has written art criticism for artscanada, Vanguard, C Magazine, Open Letter, and other magazines.

Works

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  • Corrections: Rewriting six of my first nine books 1985
  • Old friends' ghosts;: Poems 1963-68 1970
  • Terrific at Both Ends. 1978

Connections

In 1963 Victor married Elizabeth Toon, but they broke up in 1967. Then he married Sarah Miller in 1968, but they also broke up in 1972. Finally, he married Jan-Marie Cooke in 1970. He has two daughters and one son from his first marriage, one daughter from the second one and one daughter from the third one.

wife 1st:

Elizabeth Toon

wife 2nd:

Sarah Miller

wife 3rd:

Jan-Marie Cooke