Andy Weaver was born in Saint John, New Brunswick, and grew up there, Ottawa, Ontario, and in small towns outside of Edmonton, Alberta. During his MA, he served on the poetry editorial board of The Fiddlehead, and was co-founder and poetry editor of Qwerty magazine. Weaver's poetry has been published in numerous magazines and anthologies. Now completing his PhD at the University of Alberta, Weaver teaches first year English and is the co-founder of The Olive Reading and Zine Series.

"Weaver listens with an itching ear, catches the smallest sounds. He steps into words to have a look around, calls out in the commingled voices that mark the music of his passing. Weaver takes chances only a lover would risk in the perilous journey to speech. He is a talented and painstaking poet and this is a special book..." -- Dennis Cooley.