Gerald Lampert Memorial Award
1 appearances
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Edition 8 (1988) Winner
Di Brandt
ディ・ブラント
Di Brandt
Aliases:
Janzen
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1952-01-31 （Reinland, Manitoba, Canada）
- Nationality
- Canadian
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Mennonite
- Residence History
- Reinland, Manitoba → Winnipeg, Manitoba
Career
- Occupations
- poet, scholar
- Active Years
- 1987-
- Affiliations
- League of Canadian Poets, Writers' Union of Canada
- Memberships
- League of Canadian Poets, Writers' Union of Canada
- Nominations
- Governor General's Award for Poetry nomination for questions i asked my mother, Governor General's Award for Poetry nomination for Jerusalem, beloved, Griffin Poetry Prize 2004 shortlist for Now You Care, Pat Lowther Award nominations for mother, not mother; Jerusalem, beloved; Now You Care
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Manitoba | — | — | — | — | Canada |
| University of Toronto | — | — | — | — | Canada |
University of Manitoba
Country:
Canada
University of Toronto
Country:
Canada
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Gerald Lampert Award | questions i asked my mother | 最優秀処女詩集 | Canadian Poetry Centre | 受賞 |
| 1990 | McNally Robinson Manitoba Book of the Year Award | Agnes in the sky | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1995 | CAA National Poetry Prize | Jerusalem, beloved | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2011 | Gabrielle Roy Prize | Wider Boundaries of Daring: The Modernist Impulse in Canadian Women's Poetry | 最優秀文学批評書 | — | 受賞 |
| 2011 | Foreword Gold Medal for Fiction | Watermelon Syrup: A Novel | — | — | 受賞 |
Gerald Lampert Award
1987
Work:
questions i asked my mother
Category:
最優秀処女詩集
Organization:
Canadian Poetry Centre
Result:
受賞
McNally Robinson Manitoba Book of the Year Award
1990
Work:
Agnes in the sky
Result:
受賞
CAA National Poetry Prize
1995
Work:
Jerusalem, beloved
Result:
受賞
Gabrielle Roy Prize
2011
Work:
Wider Boundaries of Daring: The Modernist Impulse in Canadian Women's Poetry
Category:
最優秀文学批評書
Result:
受賞
Foreword Gold Medal for Fiction
2011
Work:
Watermelon Syrup: A Novel
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
McNally Robinson Book of the Year Award
1 appearances
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Edition 3 (1990) Winner
Works
Major Works
questions i asked my mother
1987 poetryExploration of Mennonite upbringing, motherhood, and identity.
motherhoodMennonite cultureidentity
Agnes in the sky
1990 poetryPoetic depiction of Mennonite stories.
faithfamily
Jerusalem, beloved
1995 poetryPoems on Jerusalem.
Biblepeace
Bibliography
- questions i asked my mother (1987)
- Agnes in the sky (1990)
- mother, not mother (1992)
- Jerusalem, beloved (1995)
- Now You Care (2003)
- The Lottery of History (2008)
- Walking to Mojacar (2010)
- SHE: Poems inspired by Laozi (2012)
- The Sweetest Dance on Earth: New and Selected Poems (2022)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- concise languagevivid imageryMennonite voice
- Recurring Motifs
- motherhoodfaith conflictsCanadian prairies
Legacy
Prominent Canadian Mennonite poet known for themes of motherhood and cultural identity. First Poet Laureate of Winnipeg.
Trivia
- First Poet Laureate of Winnipeg (2018-2019).