Peter Culley

Peter Culley (1958–2015) was a Canadian poet and photographer living in Nanaimo at the time of his death. He grew up on Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) bases in Ontario, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Scotland and lived in Nanaimo, BC since 1972. He was known for his “Hammertown” series, Hammertown, The Age of Briggs and Stratton, and Parkway, a re-imagination of Nanaimo and British Columbia. He was also an art critic who wrote extensively on Stan Douglas, Roy Arden, Kelly Wood and Geoffrey Farmer. He was involved with many writing scenes, including The Kootenay School of Writing in Vancouver, the Nanaimo poetry scene and poetry circles throughout North America.

Publications

Poetry

Twenty-one, Fernie, BC: Oolichan Books, 1980 Fruit Dots, Vancouver: Tsunami Editions, 1985 Natural History, Vancouver: Fissure Books, 1986 The Climax Forest, Vancouver: Leech Books, 1995 Hammertown, Vancouver: New Star Books, 2003 The Age of Briggs and Stratton, Vancouver: New Star Books, 2008 To the Dogs, Vancouver: Arsenal Pulp Press, 2008 Parkway, Vancouver: New Star Books, 2013