Background
She was born in Brooklyn, New York, and studied at Sarah Lawrence College and the State University of New York before moving to Toronto in 1975.
She was born in Brooklyn, New York, and studied at Sarah Lawrence College and the State University of New York before moving to Toronto in 1975.
She taught creative writing at York University and was a poetry editor for the Toronto Star. Her son Jacob Scheier is also a poet.
In Canada, Scheier was a member of the Writers" Union of Canada, Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists and Novelists association Canada and the League of Canadian Poets, as well as a human rights activist.