Dionne Brand

Dionne Brand

Country

Canada

Birth - Death

1953 -

Occupation

Poet

Notable Achievements

Governor General's Award,

Description

Award winning, City of Toronto's third poet laureate, 2009. Professor of English, University of Guelph. Visiting distinguished professor at many universities. Won the Governor General's Award for poetry for 'Land to Light' (1997) and the Trillium Award; the City of Toronto Book Award for 'What We All Long For' (2005); the Griffin Poetry Prize for 'Ossuaries' (2011).

Further Reading/Research

• http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/en/article/dionne-brand/
• http://www.griffinpoetryprize.com/see-and-hear-poetry/a-g/dionne-brand/
• http://www.banffcentre.ca/faculty/faculty-member/3046/dionne-brand/

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