John Weier
John Weier is a Canadian poet born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, in 1949. Formerly President of the League of Canadian Poets and Co-chair of Access Copyright, he has published five collections of poetry as well six works of fiction and non-fiction. He was recently the Carol Shields Writer-in-Residence at the Unniveristy of Winnipeg, owns his own chapbook company, and works as a professional luthier. In 2004 his book "Stand the Sacred Tree" was shortlisted for the McNally Robinson Book of the Year Award.