ReLit Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 9 (2009) Winner
Maurice Mierau
もーりす・みらう
Mōrissu Mierau
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1962-01-22 （Bloomington, Indiana, USA）
- Died
- 2023-09-14 （Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada） age 61
- Nationality
- Canadian
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Mennonite
- Residence History
- Nigeria → Manitoba → Jamaica → Kansas → Saskatchewan → Winnipeg, Manitoba
Career
- Occupations
- poet, writer, editor
- Active Years
- 2002-2023
- Affiliations
- League of Canadian Poets, The Winnipeg Review
- Memberships
- League of Canadian Poets
- Influenced By
- Patrick Friesen, Robert Kroetsch
- Nominations
- 2003: Nominated for the Eileen McTavish Sykes Award for Best First Book (Ending With Music), 2009: Nominated for the McNally Robinson Book of the Year Award (Fear Not), 2009: Nominated for the Aqua Books Lansdowne Prize for Poetry
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Manitoba | — | English Literature | MA | — | Canada |
University of Manitoba
English Literature
Degree:
MA
Country:
Canada
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | The John Hirsch Award for Most Promising Manitoba Writer | — | — | Manitoba Arts Council | Winner |
| 2006 | Margaret McWilliams Award | Memoir of a Living Disease | — | Manitoba Historical Society | Winner |
| 2009 | ReLit Award | Fear Not | Poetry | — | Winner |
The John Hirsch Award for Most Promising Manitoba Writer
2003
Organization:
Manitoba Arts Council
Result:
Winner
Margaret McWilliams Award
2006
Work:
Memoir of a Living Disease
Organization:
Manitoba Historical Society
Result:
Winner
ReLit Award
2009
Work:
Fear Not
Category:
Poetry
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
KOBZAR Book Award (Kobzar Literary Award)
1 appearances
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Edition 6 (2016) Winner
Works
Major Works
Ending With Music
2002 PoetryA collection of poems dealing with themes of violence, suicide, martyrdom, music, and pop culture, explored through Anabaptist and Mennonite history.
violencesuicidemartyrdommusicpop cultureMennonite history
Fear Not
2008 PoetryA collection of poems parodying self-help topics in the Gideon Bible, intermingling biblical passages with contemporary self-help language.
biblical parodymodern lifefamilyHolocaust
Memoir of a Living Disease
2005 Non-fictionA non-fiction history of tuberculosis treatment and impact, focusing on Manitoba's First Nations community.
tuberculosispublic healthFirst Nations
Detachment: An Adoption Memoir
Non-fictionAn adoption memoir.
Bibliography
- Ending With Music
- Fear Not
- Memoir of a Living Disease
- Detachment: An Adoption Memoir
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- conventional poetic formstories of events and peopledarkly humorouspsalm-like formirony and juxtaposition
- Recurring Motifs
- violencesuicidemartyrdommusicpop cultureMennonite historyHolocaust
Health
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heart failure2023年cause of death
Legacy
A Canadian poet and non-fiction writer who contributed to Manitoba's literary scene, known for his unique perspective informed by Mennonite background.
Trivia
- Has a Mennonite background
- Grew up in Nigeria, Manitoba, Jamaica, Kansas, and Saskatchewan
- Served as president of the League of Canadian Poets (2006-2008)