Duncan Mercredi
Duncan Mercredi | |
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| Born | 1951 Grand Rapids, Manitoba |
| Occupation | poet |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Period | 1990s–present |
Duncan Mercredi (born 1951)[1] is a Cree and Métis poet from Winnipeg, Manitoba.[2]
Life and career
Mercredi was born in Misipawistik
Cranberry Portage, Manitoba, where he attended high school and moved to Winnipeg shortly thereafter.[3][4]
Mercredi's mother was a residential school Survivor, which formed the inspiration for many of the poems in his most recent book, 215.[5]
In 2020, Mercredi became the second (after Di Brandt) Poet Laureate of Winnipeg.[6] In 2021, he won the Manitowapow Award at the Manitoba Book Awards.[7]
Bibliography
- Spirit of the Wolf: Raise Your Voice (Pemmican Publications, 1991)[4]
- Dreams of the Wolf in the City (1992)
- Wolf and Shadows (1995)
- Duke of Windsor: Wolf Sings the Blues (1997)
- mahikan ka onot: The Poetry of Duncan Mercredi (2020)[8][2][9]
- 215 (2022)[5][10][11]
References
- ^ mahikan ka onot: The Poetry of Duncan Mercredi. Wilfrid Laurier University Press. 2020.
- ^ a b "Duncan Mercredi's 'weird way of looking at life and land' collected in retrospective". Prairie Books Now. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
- ^ mahikan ka onot: The Poetry of Duncan Mercredi. Wilfrid Laurier University Press. 2020.
- ^ a b "Spirit of the Wolf". CBC Books. May 23, 2017. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
- ^ a b "In 215, Duncan Mercredi uses poetry to mourn the lives lost and forever changed by residential schools". CBC. April 23, 2022. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
- ^ "Winnipeg's new Poet Laureate named by Arts Council". Winnipeg Sun. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
- ^ "2021 winners". Manitoba Book Awards. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
- ^ "Meet Winnipeg's new poet laureate". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
- ^ mahikan ka onot.
- ^ "215 by Duncan Mercredi". winnipegarts.ca. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
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