Maria Jacobs
Maria Jacobs (born 23 October 1930) is a Canadian poet and publisher in Ontario. Jacobs has edited several literary publications in Canada, and was the editor and publisher of the literary magazine Poetry Toronto. Jacobs co-founded the Canadian publishing company Wolsak and Wynn with Heather Cadsby in 1983, and sold the company in 2007.
Maria Jacobs
- Name
- Maria Jacobs
- Born
- 23 October 1930
- Birthplace
- Bussum, Holland
- Occupation
- * Writer
- Education
- * Bachelor of Arts (Mathematics)
- Nationality
- Canada
- Known for
- Wolsak and Wynn Publishers Ltd.
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She has written multiple books, spanning poetry, fiction, and a 2004 autobiographical detailing her early life during the Nazi occupation of Holland.
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• Name — Maria Jacobs • Born — 23 October 1930 • Birthplace — Bussum, Holland • Occupation — * Writer • publisher • Citizenship — Canadian • Education — * Bachelor of Arts (Mathematics) • Master of Arts (English) • Alma Mater — York University
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Maria Jacobs was born on 23 October 1930 in Bussum, Holland, to parents Lucie (née Wolsak) and Jacob Schröder. During the Nazi occupation of Holland, which began in 1940 when Jacobs was ten years old, her family sheltered four Jewish people in their home; an experience she details in her 2005 book A Safe House: Holland, 1940-1945. She immigrated to New York City in her early 20s, and later moved to Toronto at the age of 24. After moving to Toronto, Jacobs attended York University where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in mathematics and a Master of Arts in English. She spent six years working as the manager of the Axle-Tree Coffee House in Toronto, as well as spending several years as associate editor of Waves. She later joined Canadian Woman Studies / Les cahier de la femme as literary editor, and published and edited the monthly literary magazine Poetry Toronto until it ceased publication in 1989. Jacobs served as president of the League of Canadian Poets from 1990 to 1992. Jacobs co-founded the Canadian publishing company Wolsak and Wynn with fellow Canadian poet Heather Cadsby in December 1982. Jacobs and Cadsby sold the company to Noelle Allen in 2007.
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- Ripley, Gordon. Who's Who in Canadian Literature. Reference Press. 178. 1992. 0-9199-8126-7.
- Petrauskaite, Edita. Who's Who in the League of Canadian Poets: Directory of Members, 1997/98. League of Canadian Poets. 65. 1997. 1-8962-1605-6.
- Pell, Barbara. Sifting the Dross. Canadian Literature. University of British Columbia. 104. 136–137. 1985.
- Adamson, Arthur. Writing Life. Canadian Literature. University of British Columbia. 115. 230–232. 1987.
- Munton, Ann. Poetry & Whispers. Canadian Literature. University of British Columbia. 116. 231–234. 1988.
- Thomas, Clara. Saviours. Books in Canada. The Canadian Review of Books.
- Adachi, Ken. Anne Frank with a happy ending. The Toronto Star. 24 July 1983.
- Rose, Jessica. Wolsak and Wynn: A way with words. Hamilton City Magazine. 1 October 2024.
- Ruger, Hendrika. From a Chosen Land: A Dutch-Canadian Anthology of Poetry and Prose. Netherlandic Press. 78. 1986. 0-9194-1709-4.
- Thompson, Raymond H. Interview with Maria Jacobs. The Camelot Project. University of Rochester. 1999.
- Broken Jaw Press. Imprints and Casualties: Poets on Women and Language, Reinventing Memory. 168. 2000. 978-1-8966-4724-1.
- Benedetti, Paul. What rhymes with vanity?: Local writers cautioned about entering U.S. poetry contest. The Hamilton Spectator. 25 January 1990.
- Keung, Nicholas. 'A very good liar' hid Jews. The Toronto Star. 28 October 2004.
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