Bio

JACOB McARTHUR MOONEY is the author of three books of poetry. His Folk (M&S, 2011) was shortlisted for both the Trillium Book Award in Poetry and the Dylan Thomas Prize. He curates and host the bi-weekly Pivot Reading Series in Toronto, and is the editor of the 2015 edition of The Best Canadian Poetry in English. Jacob will be reading from his latest, Don’t Be Interesting (M&S, 2015). Work from Don’t Be Interesting has won the Prairie Fire Bliss Carman Award, the Arc Poem of the Year Award, and been selected for two editions of Best Canadian Poetry.