About Duncan Mercredi
Born 1951. Duncan Mercredi is a writer and poet.
Duncan Mercredi (born 1951) is a Cree and Métis poet from Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Life and career Mercredi 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.
Mercredi's mother was a residential school Survivor, which formed the inspiration for many of the poems in his most recent book, 215.
In 2020, Mercredi became the second (after Di Brandt) Poet Laureate of Winnipeg. In 2021, he won the Manitowapow Award at the Manitoba Book Awards.
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cree writer based in Winnipeg, Manitoba
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