Jacob Scheier (born February 2, 1980) is a Canadian poet born in Toronto. [1] His debut poetry collection, More to Keep Us Warm, was published by ECW Press in 2007 and was named the winner of the 2008 Governor General's Award for English poetry. [2]
A former resident of New York City, Jacob moved back to his hometown of Toronto in 2010. Scheier published work in a number of Canadian literary magazines and was co-editor of the York University literary magazine Existere prior to publishing More to Keep Us Warm. He is the son of poet Libby Scheier. He is also a regular contributor to the Toronto alternative weekly NOW . He is currently preparing to teach a course on writing creatively about grief at Ryerson University's School of Continuing Education.
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