Daniel Scott Tysdal

Daniel Scott Tysdal

Daniel Scott Tysdal (b. 1978) is the ReLit Award winning author of three books of poetry, the poetry textbook The Writing Moment: A Practical Guide to Creating Poems (Oxford University Press), and the TEDx talk, “Everything You Need to Write a Poem (and How It Can Save a Life).” Tysdal’s work has appeared in numerous journals and anthologies, including Poetry, Best Canadian Poetry, and Best Canadian Essays, and has earned him a number of honours, including the Anne Szumigalski Poetry Award and honourable mention at the National Magazine Awards. He is an Associate Professor at the University of Toronto Scarborough.