Duncan Mercredi (born 1951)[1] is a Cree and Métis poet from Winnipeg, Manitoba.[2]
Duncan Mercredi | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1951 Grand Rapids, Manitoba |
| Occupation | poet |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Period | 1990s–present |
Life and career
editMercredi was born in Misipawistik Grand Rapids, Manitoba, where he grew up. At sixteen he moved to 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
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Cemeteries, Unmarked Graves and Potter's Field", Encyclopedia of Death and the Human Experience, 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks California 91320 United States: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2009, doi:10.4135/9781412972031.n58, ISBN 9781412951784, retrieved 2023-12-01
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