Paul Dutton

Paul Dutton is a poet, novelist, essayist, and oral sound artist who is internationally renowned for his literary and musical performances. Since 1967, his artistic focus has been the creation of works that fuse the literary and musical impulses. He is the author of six books and has issued five sound recordings. As well, he published and recorded as a member of the legendary Four Horsemen poetry-performance quartet (1970-1988) ), along with Rafael Barreto-Rivera, Steve McCaffery, and the late bpNichol.

He continues to perform and record as a member of the free-improvisation trio CCMC, and performs as a member of the poetry-music group Quintette