Bruce Meyer is the author of over seventy books of poetry, short fiction, flash fiction, and literary non-fiction. He is also well-known as the voice behind various CBC radio's literature broadcasts The Great Books, A Novel Idea, Great Poetry, Poetry is Life andVice Versa. He has taught at various universities, including University of Toronto, McMaster University, University of Windsor, Laurentian University, Notre Dame, Skidmore College, University of Southern Mississippi, University of Texas in Austin. His many awards include being named Poet Laureate of the City of Barrie where he now resides with his family.