Peter Jaeger – Fall 2023 Writer-in-Residence
Peter Jaeger has seen the world throughout his poetry, writing and teaching career. He is the author of fourteen books of poetry, fiction and criticism, as well as several artist books. He has written on such diverse topics as John Cage, ecology, bpNichol, Zen Buddhism and contemporary pilgrimage.
Along with his literary publications, Jaeger is also involved with the interdisciplinary use of language within a visual arts setting, and he has performed and/or exhibited his work at various internationally prominent galleries and art festivals, including the Venice Biennale of Art, the Whitechapel Gallery in London, the Istanbul Biennale of Art and the MACBA Museum of Contemporary Art in Barcelona.
From Europe, specifically England, to Ontario and various places in between, Peter is excited to bring his knowledge to the Centre for Creative Writing and Oral Culture through the role of Writer-in-Residence.