Di Brandt
- January 5, 2024
- Poet
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Di Brandt Biography
| Name | Di Brandt |
| Birthday | Jan 31 |
| Birth Year | 1952 |
| Place Of Birth | Winkler |
| Home Town | Manitoba |
| Birth Country | Canada |
| Birth Sign | Capricorn |
Di Brandt is one of the most popular and richest Poet who was born on January 31, 1952 in Winkler, Manitoba, Canada. Canadian feminist poet scholar, critic, and academic , best known for Jerusalem loved, questions I asked my mother: This is the world and I am here in it. And many other works. Her work was selected for prestigious awards such as being awarded the Trillium Prize and the Griffin Poetry Prize.
Her literary counterpart, She and her literary contemporary, Anne Carson, were both born in Canada. were both raised in Canada.
Di Brandt grew up in Reinland, a traditionalist Mennonite farming village in southern Manitoba, Canada, which she left at the age of seventeen. She studied English Literature at the Universities of Manitoba (BA Hons 1974, PhD 1993) and Toronto (MA 1975). She has taught Canadian Literature and Creative Writing at the Universities of Winnipeg (1985–95), Manitoba (1983-1993), Alberta (1996–97), Windsor (1997-2005) and Brandon MB (2005–present). She was Writer- in-Residence at the University of Alberta in 1995–96, and SSHRC Research Fellow in Canadian Literature at the University of Alberta in 1996–98. She has given literary readings, lectures, performances and workshops across Canada and around the world, including at the Universities of Trier, Germany; Graz, Austria; Aarhus, Denmark; Chiba, Japan; Canada House in London, UK; the Canadian Embassy in Tokyo; the Arts and Cultural Centre in Jerusalem, Palestine; Chateau de Lavigny, Switzerland; and the 13th International Poetry Festival in Medellin, Colombia, in 2005.
Di Brandt served as Poetry Editor at Prairie Fire Magazine and Contemporary Verse 2 during the 1980s and 90s. She also served as Manitoba and Prairie Rep at the League of Canadian Poets National Council and the Writers’ Union of Canada National Council for several years during these same years.
She was born in an American Mennonite community that had a fraternal twin sister as well as two additional siblings. Her husband of artist, Les Brandt, had two children.
Di Brandt Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Poet |
| House | Living in own house. |
Di Brandt is one of the richest Poet from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Di Brandt 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
She was a graduate of at both University of Manitoba and the University of Toronto and subsequently taught at the University of Windsor and Brandon University.
A lot of her poems, such as those from The book Sweet, Sweet Blood, were set to music.
Di Brandt (born 31 January 1952) is a Canadian poet and scholar. She is Winnipeg’s first Poet Laureate.
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Di Ranked on the list of most popular Poet. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Di Brandt celebrates birthday on January 31 of every year.