Linzey S. Corridon is a poet, nonfiction writer, and a Postdoctoral Scholar in the Department of English at Toronto Metropolitan University. A former Vanier Scholar, he received his PhD from the Department of English and Cultural Studies at McMaster University. He splits him time and energies between life in the Caribbean and life in Canada.
Exulansis
Breathe.
When the villagers come for you
tell them you are not alone
sing to them our legacy
I am with you.
- History
Linzey’s research focuses on the experiences of queer Caribbean (Queeribbean) peoples. Working across Caribbean Studies, Policy Studies, Gender and Sexuality, Queer Theory, Literary Criticism and Digital Humanities, his doctoral research interrogates failing discourses on the nature of West Indian queerness. His body of scholarship is preoccupied with asking readers to rethink how we come to understand the quotidian as it relates to Queeribbean places and peoples. West of West Indian is his first book project. A finalist for the 2025 OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature (poetry category) and the 2025 Caricon Prize for Literature, the project was also named one of the best Canadian poetry collections of 2024 by the CBC.
