Kenneth Sherman
Canadian poet and essayist (born 1950)
Kenneth Sherman (born 1950) is a Canadian poet and essayist. He has written ten books of poetry. His 2017 memoir, Wait Time, was nominated for the RBC Taylor Prize for non-fiction.
Biography
Sherman was born in Toronto, Ontario, in 1950. He has a BA from York University, where he studied with Eli Mandel and Irving Layton, and an MA in English Literature from the University of Toronto.
While a student at York University, Sherman co-founded and edited the literary journal WAVES. From 1974-1975 he traveled extensively through Asia. He began his teaching career in 1975 at York University's Atkinson College. For several years he was a full-time faculty member at Sheridan College. He also taught creative writing courses at York University and in the Continuing Education Department at the University of Toronto.
In 1982, Sherman was writer-in-residence at Trent University.
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