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'''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, 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>
'''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>
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>

Revision as of 05:51, 1 September 2022

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

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