About the Author
Bruce Meyer
Bruce Meyer is the author of more than forty-five books of poetry, short fiction, non-fiction, literary journalism, and textbooks. His broadcasts such as The Great Books and Great Poetry: Poetry is Life and Vice-Versa with Michael Enright are the CBC's bestselling spoken-word audio cds. His most recent books include the anthology, We Wasn't Pals: Canadian Poetry and Prose of the First World War (co-edited with Barry Callaghan with an afterword by Margaret Atwood), the poetry books The Obsession Book of Timbuktu, Testing the Elements, and The Seasons, and the short story collection A Chronicle of Magpies. He is professor of English at Georgian College in Barrie, Ontario, and visiting professor of literature at Victoria College in the University of Toronto. He was the inaugural poet laureate of the City of Barrie from 2010 to 2014. He lives in Barrie with his wife and daughter.
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Winter is around the bend, and the days are growing darker, but here at ALU we’re all lit up with anticipation of cozy nights in getting our read on. (Throw in a fireplace and some hot chocolate and our night is just about complete.)
Next week we have something special in store ... Read more
In his latest book Portraits of Canadian Writers (Porcupine's Quill), author and photographer Bruce Meyer talks about shooting famous authors – with a camera, that is. From Dorothy Livesay to Patrick Lane to the recently gone but deeply missed Leonard Cohen, he generously ... Read more
We're not the only ones linking Pan Am and reading: the OPBO is hosting several readings events this week in Toronto, including children's writers and poetry events. The Saskatchewan Festival of Words also kicks off this week, bringing over 20 authors to Moose Jaw.
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