Jake Byrne (writer)

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Jake Byrne is a Canadian poet from Toronto, Ontario. [1]

Their debut book, Celebrate Pride with Lockheed Martin, was published in 2023, addressing themes around the co-optation and appropriation of LGBTQ culture by corporate and militaristic interests. [1] The book was named to the initial longlist for the Gerald Lampert Award in 2024. [2]

They followed up in 2024 with DADDY, [3] which won the Trillium Book Award for English Poetry in 2025. [4]

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