Dionne Brand
Canadian writer, poet
Facts
20 properties- Instance of
- human
- Date of birth
- January 7, 1953
- Place of birth
- Port of Spain, Guayaguayare[7]
- Occupation
- writer, poet, novelist, film director
- Employer
- University of Guelph[10]
- Position held
- Poet Laureate of Toronto
- Educated at
- University of Toronto Mississauga, Naparima Girls' High School, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education[11][12][13]
- Award received
- Pat Lowther Award, Griffin Poetry Prize, Honorary doctorate from University of Toronto, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, honorary doctorate from the University of Windsor, Member of the Order of Canada, Wikidata item, Wikidata item[16][17][18][19][20][21][22]
- Notable work
- 'Fore Day Morning: Poems, Earth Magic[14][15]
- Described by source
- Dictionary of Caribbean and Afro-Latin American Biography, Third World Women's Literatures[28][29]
- Member of
- Royal Society of Canada[23]
- Name in native language
- Dionne Brand[31]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project
- WikiProject African diaspora[32]
🏷️ Also known as
en Dionne Brand
ar ديون براند
he דיונה בראנד
🔖 Identifiers · 46
- ISNI
- 0000000109071487
- VIAF cluster ID
- 61584279
- Library of Congress Authorities ID
- n85048987
- GND ID
- 132125773
- Image (Wikimedia Commons)
- Dionne Brand.jpg ↗
- African American Visual Artists Database ID
- 18051
- Africultures person ID
- 31413
- Awards & Winners artist ID
- 01lc1f
- Babelio author ID
- 586932
- Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
- 121509720
- CANTIC ID
- 981058599340106706
- Canadian Encyclopedia article ID
- dionne-brand
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- DDB person (GND) ID
- 132125773
- DUC ID
- dionne-brand
- Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
- biography/Dionne-Brand
- FAST ID
- 149551
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada ID
- dionne-brand
- Freebase ID
- /m/01lc1f
- Goodreads author ID
- 88541
- HAND ID
- E5F7-8B9F-5541-F6B1-2612
- Harper's tag
- dionne-brand
- IMDb ID
- nm0104454
- IdRef ID
- 069683700
- IxTheo authority ID
- 518389367
- J9U entity ID
- 987007450818505171
- Kinobox person ID
- 841168
- Kritisches Lexikon zur fremdsprachigen Gegenwartsliteratur ID
- 18000000684
- NL CR AUT ID
- mub2014842699
- NLA Trove people ID
- 919030
- NUKAT ID
- n01020641
- National Film Board of Canada director ID
- dionne-brand
- National Library of Poland MMS ID
- 9810619483505606
- Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
- 074535218
- Open Library ID
- OL21740A
- Order of Canada recipient ID
- 146-10403
- Poetry In Voice poet ID
- dionne-brand
- SBN author ID
- MILV236584
- SHARE Catalogue author ID
- 684295
- SNAC ARK ID
- w6dn66zd
- TMDB person ID
- 1863457
- The Literary Encyclopedia person ID
- 547
- University of Barcelona authority ID
- 981058599340106706
- WorldCat Entities ID
- E39PBJqvRGKh9Jdt7jhftqDjG3
- X (Twitter) username
- BrandDionne
- Yale LUX ID
- person/49f3b2f9-87ac-46ac-a2d5-d2426f04f6d4
- ČSFD person ID
- 317295
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Occupation 4
Place of birth 2
Country of citizenship 1
Described by source 1
Educated at 1
Employer 1
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Member of 1
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Summary
Dionne Brand was born on January 7, 1953[1], in Port of Spain[2]. She has worked as a writer[3], poet[4], novelist[5], and film director[6].
FAQs
Where was Dionne Brand born?
Dionne Brand's place of birth was Port of Spain[2].
What did Dionne Brand do for work?
Dionne Brand worked as a writer[3], poet[4], novelist[5], and film director[6].
Where did Dionne Brand go to school?
Dionne Brand was educated at University of Toronto Mississauga[11], Naparima Girls' High School[12], and Ontario Institute for Studies in Education[13].
What awards did Dionne Brand receive?
Honors received include Pat Lowther Award[16], Griffin Poetry Prize[17], Honorary doctorate from University of Toronto[18], and Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada[19].