Danny Jacobs

1983-

Danny Jacobs grew up in Riverview, New Brunswick. He received a BA in English from Saint Mary's University, an MA in Creative Writing at University of New Brunswick, and an MLIS from Dalhousie University. His poems, reviews, essays, and creative nonfiction have been published in journals across Canada. His first book of poetry, Songs That Remind Us of Factories (Nightwood, 2013), was shortlisted for the 2014 Acorn-Plantos Award for People’s Poetry. His poetry chapbook, Loid, came out with Frog Hollow Press in 2016. His book Sourcebooks for Our Drawings: Essays and Remnants (Gordon Hill Press, 2019) won the Writers’ Federation of New Brunswick Book Award for Nonfiction. A Field Guide to Northeastern Bonfires was published in 2018 with Frog Hollow’s NB Chapbook Series. Danny lives in Riverview, NB and works as the librarian in the village of Petitcodiac.   

 

Predominant New Brunswick Residences:

Riverview