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John Weier is a Canadian poet born in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1949. Formerly the president of the League of Canadian Poets, he has published five collections of poetry as well as a number of works of fiction and non-fiction. Weier grew up in a Mennonite family in southern Manitoba, and lived in Niagara on the Lake before returning to Winnipeg.^[1]

He has been the writer-in-residence at the Winnipeg Public Library, owns his own chapbook company, and also works as a professional luthier. In 2004 his book Stand the Sacred Tree: Journeys in Place and Memory was shortlisted for the McNally Robinson Book of the Year Award.^[2]

References

^ "John Weier Winnipeg International Writers Festival". Retrieved January 29, 2020.
^ Lawrence Klippenstein. "Journal of Mennonite Studies". Retrieved January 29, 2020.

External links

[1] "John Weier Winnipeg International Writers Festival". Retrieved January 29, 2020.

[2] Lawrence Klippenstein. "Journal of Mennonite Studies". Retrieved January 29, 2020.

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-'''John Weier''' is a [[Canadian]] poet born in [[Winnipeg]], [[Manitoba]] in 1949. Formerly the president of the [[League of Canadian Poets]], he has published five collections of poetry as well as a number of works of fiction and non-fiction. He was recently the writer-in-residence at the [[Winnipeg Public Library]], owns his own chapbook company, and also works as a professional [[luthier]].  In 2004 his book ''Stand the Sacred Tree: Journeys in Place and Memory'' was shortlisted for the [[McNally Robinson]] Book of the Year Award.
+'''John Weier''' is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] poet born in [[Winnipeg]], [[Manitoba]] in 1949. Formerly the president of the [[League of Canadian Poets]], he has published five collections of poetry as well as a number of works of fiction and non-fiction. Weier grew up in a [[Mennonite]] family in southern Manitoba, and lived in [[Niagara on the Lake]] before returning to Winnipeg.<ref>{{cite web |author = |title = John Weier Winnipeg International Writers Festival|url = https://thinairwinnipeg.ca/writers/john-weier/ |accessdate=January 29, 2020}}</ref>
+He has been the writer-in-residence at the [[Winnipeg Public Library]], owns his own chapbook company, and also works as a professional [[luthier]].  In 2004 his book ''Stand the Sacred Tree: Journeys in Place and Memory'' was shortlisted for the [[McNally Robinson]] Book of the Year Award.<ref>{{cite web |author = Lawrence Klippenstein |title = Journal of Mennonite Studies|url =https://jms.uwinnipeg.ca |accessdate=January 29, 2020}}</ref>
+==References==
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 == External links ==
 * [http://www.johnweier.ca Official Site]
-* [http://www.mbwriter.mb.ca/mapindex/w_profiles/weier_j.html Manitoba Writers bio]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20061008065322/http://www.mbwriter.mb.ca/mapindex/w_profiles/weier_j.html Manitoba Writers bio]
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-[[Category:Mennonite writers]]
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 [[Category:Writers from Winnipeg]]
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+[[Category:20th-century Canadian male writers]]
+[[Category:Mennonite poets]]
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