| Intro | Canadian songwriter and poet |
| Was |
Poet Writer Songwriter |
| From | United States of America |
| Type |
Literature Music |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 1 January 1933 |
| Death |
21 January 2003 (aged 70 years) |
Paul Haines (1933 – January 21, 2003) was a poet and jazz lyricist. Born in Vassar, Michigan, Haines eventually settled in Canada, after spending time in Europe, India, New York City, as well as a long stint as a French Teacher at Fenelon Falls Secondary School, in Ontario, Canada.
Haines’s best-known work is Escalator over the Hill, a collaboration with Carla Bley.
Haines’s daughter Emily Haines is a songwriter and musician with Metric, Broken Social Scene, and Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton. Another daughter Avery Haines is a Canadian television journalist and television show host.