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| − | Award winning, City of Toronto's third poet laureate, 2009. | + | 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). |
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| + | ==Further Reading/Research== | ||
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| + | * 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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Revision as of 15:22, 13 February 2014
Contents
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).
