The Canadian-British poet, Paul Sutherland was born in Canada, 1947: his first publication Winter Poems (1970). In 1973, he emigrated to England. Joined York Poetry Workshop (1980) and published The Town Boy (1981). Naturalised British subject, 1985. Co-edited and published Ursula (in memoriam) - 1989. In 1995, he founded and became chief editor of the literary journal Dream Catcher (now in its sixteenth issue). Started creative writing workshops (1997), organising readings for Dream Catcher poets. 1997, graduated with a 1st in English - History combined; winning the Prize for Humanities, and went on to complete a MA in English at University of York. He was Chair of York Arts Arena (1998-1999) and co-coordinator of York Poetry Festival (1999). 2000, collaborated with musician Graeme Scott to produce a poetry and music CD, Mid-Atlantic. His writing's appeared in Texts' Bones, Pennine Platform, Aierings, PTO, Brando's Hat, Nightingale, the Thinker and Lincolnshire Echo etc. He frequently performs his work, e.g. at the Off The Shelf Festival, Salisbury Poetry Cafe, Lincoln Book Festival, and in Scotland as guest of Highland Arts and at a Global Village Peace Gathering. Recent readings include: Neo-Cafe Bookshop in Cockermouth, Bear Cafe in Todmorden; Lauderdale House in London and at NK School in Lincolnshire on National Poetry Day.

A small collection, The Flood, is due from Glass Head Press. Short-listed for the editor of Poetry Review, in 2000 he was appointed Literature Development Officer for Lincolnshire. Since March 2004 he's been freelance. Two collections of his poetry published that year: Seven Earth Odes (Endpapers); Joolz Denby calls ‘a sustained triumph' and Holy Week Sequence (T.C. Parry Press) recommended by Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury. He has been writer in residence at Lincoln Book Festival and at Whisby Natural World 2001-2004. In 2005, he's edited Out of Shadows - poems for women by women - from the Girls Friendly Society Platform Skegness, & Tundra Gap a collection of poems, stories, artwork on Whisby, (near Lincoln) a place of special environmental importance and beauty.

He runs wide-ranging creative art & writing workshops in schools, libraries, community centres, museums, & as part of festivals. He often works with children, teenagers & adults that experience moderate to extreme learning difficulties; e.g. at Carwarden House School (Surrey) where he was artist in residence June 2005. He runs 'world poetry workshops' introducing a range of different poetic forms from around the world e.g. at Off The Shelf Festival 2005. Gives talks on small press publishing & how to get published: e.g. for Wordsworth Trust. He has a new collection planned, Journeying.