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Descant extends a warm welcome to Jacob Scheier, a new member of the NHT! family.
A Toronto poet and journalist, Jacob’s debut poetry collection, More to Keep us Warm (ECW Press, 2007), won the 2008 Governor General’s Award. The book was also named amongst 2008’s “best in verse†by The Winnipeg Free Press and has received praise from Canadian Literature, Matrix and Prairie Fire.
Jacob’s poems have appeared in several periodicals in North America, including Geist and Descant, as well as being aired on CBC radio and adapted for a modern dance performance at the Enwave Theatre in Toronto. He has read his poems at venues across North America, including the International Festival of Authors in Toronto and the Word for Word poetry series at Bryant Park in New York City, and he is the Former co-editor-in-chief of existere, York University’s journal of art and literature. His articles and editorials frequently appear in Toronto’s NOW Magazine, and in 2009 he co-won a New York Community Media Alliance award for best feature article in an independent publication. Currently, Jacob teaches the innovative course “Writing Creatively About Grief†at Ryerson’s University’s Chang School of Continuing Education.
Jacob is the newest member of NHT!’s administrative team, where he is focusing on fund-raising and community outreach for the WRITE ON! Workshops Program. He is also one of the latest writer-in-residences for Descant’s S.W.A.T program.
For further information about Jacob, click here: http://www.jacobscheier.com/index.html