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==Country==
 
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==Notable Achievements==
 
==Notable Achievements==
  
 
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Governor General's Award,
  
 
==Description==
 
==Description==
  
Award winning, City of Toronto's third poet laureate, 2009.
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Award winning poet. 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).  Other books include 'The Blue Clerk' (2018).
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==See Also==
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* [[Poet Laureates From Around the World Who Identify as LGBTQ]]
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==Further Reading/Research==
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* http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/en/article/dionne-brand/
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* http://www.griffinpoetryprize.com/see-and-hear-poetry/a-g/dionne-brand/
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* http://www.banffcentre.ca/faculty/faculty-member/3046/dionne-brand/
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Latest revision as of 22:01, 14 December 2018

Dionne Brand

Country

Canada

Birth - Death

1953 -

Occupation

Poet

Notable Achievements

Governor General's Award,

Description

Award winning poet. 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). Other books include 'The Blue Clerk' (2018).

See Also

Further Reading/Research


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