Jacob Scheier (born February 2, 1980) is a

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poet born in Toronto. His debut poetry collection, ''More to Keep Us Warm'', was published by

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in 2007 and was named the winner of the 2008 Governor General's Award for

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."Winners of 2008 Governor General’s Literary Awards Announced"

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, November 18, 2008. A former resident of

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, Jacob moved back to his hometown of Toronto in 2010. Scheier published work in a number of Canadian literary magazines and was co-editor of the

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literary magazine ''

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'' prior to publishing ''More to Keep Us Warm''. He is the son of poet

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. He is also a regular contributor to the Toronto alternative weekly ''

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''. He is currently preparing to teach a course on writing creatively about grief at Ryerson University's School of Continuing Education.

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