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Cozy Fest: Dan Yashinsky + I Am Full: Stories for Jacob
Dan Yashinsky’s I Am Full: Stories for Jacob (Signature Editions), is a tribute to his son Jacob, who tragically died in a car accident at 26. While grieving, Dan embraced his role as Jacob’s storykeeper, capturing the vibrant life Jacob lived. The book blends Jacob’s writings, imagined voice, and Dan’s reflections to celebrate his son’s spirit, offering a moving testament to resilience, love, and the enduring power of stories.
Dan entertains us with a poem in the voice of Jacob, below.
About our reader
Dan Yashinsky is a storyteller and writer from Toronto. He is the author of I Am Full, Golden Apples, Swimming With Chaucer, Suddenly They Heard Footsteps (winner of the Ann Izard Storytellers’ Choice Award), and Tales for an Unknown City and the editor of four acclaimed collections of Canadian storytelling: Ghostwise, At the Edge, Next Teller, and Tales for an Unknown City. Dan co-founded both the Toronto Storytelling Festival and the Storytellers School of Toronto and began the 1001 Friday Nights of Storytelling in 1978, a weekly open evening of oral stories in Toronto that continues to this day. He has been a storyteller-in-residence at Queen’s University, Toronto Public Library, The Stop Community Food Centre, Storytelling Toronto, UNICEF Canada and Baycrest Health Services, working in psychiatry, palliative care, and in the dementia program. Dan has performed at festivals in Israel, Sweden, Norway, Holland, England, Wales, England, Germany, Brazil, Austria, France, the U.S., Singapore, and Ireland, as well as all across Canada.
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Thanks to Dan for reading from his book for All Lit Up’s third-annual Cozy Fest! You can learn more about I Am Full, and order from ALU or your fave local bookstore (via the Shop Local button), right here.
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