▁interest ▁ ▁and ▁invol vement ▁in ▁women ' s ▁rights ▁and ▁pac if ism ▁grew . ▁ ▁Robert ▁Pri est ▁and ▁B ever ley ▁D aur io ▁were ▁her ▁friends ▁of ▁over ▁twenty ▁years . ▁ ▁Her ▁son ▁Jacob ▁Sche ier ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁poet . ▁He ▁won ▁the ▁Governor ▁General ' s ▁Award ▁for ▁English ▁language ▁poetry ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁for ▁his ▁debut ▁collection ▁More ▁to ▁Keep ▁Us ▁W arm . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁after ▁a ▁struggle ▁with ▁breast ▁cancer , ▁Sche ier ▁died ▁in ▁Toronto ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁fifty - four . ▁ ▁Career ▁After ▁living ▁in ▁France , ▁California ▁and ▁Israel , ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁Sche ier ▁moved ▁to ▁Toronto ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁literary ▁column ist ▁for ▁the ▁Toronto ▁Star . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁Sche ier ▁joined ▁York ▁University ' s ▁cre ative ▁writing ▁program . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁she ▁founded ▁the ▁Toronto ▁Writing ▁Work shop ▁and ▁also ▁became ▁its ▁director . ▁ ▁In ▁Canada , ▁Sche ier ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Writ ers ' ▁Union ▁of ▁Canada , ▁P EN ▁Canada ▁and ▁the ▁League ▁of ▁Canadian ▁Po ets . ▁Other ▁affili ations ▁included ▁the ▁T rot sky ist ▁League ▁of ▁Canada , ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Ab ort ion ▁Rights ▁Action ▁League , ▁Women ▁and ▁W ords , ▁and ▁the ▁Cross - C ult ural ▁Communic ation ▁Centre . ▁ ▁Works ▁ ▁Po etry ▁ ▁The ▁Lar ger ▁Life