Dionne Brand
Canadian poet and novelist
Dionne Brand CM FRSC is a Canadian poet, novelist, essayist and documentarian. She was Toronto's third Poet Laureate from September 2009 to November 2012 and first Black Poet Laureate. Wikipedia
Born: 1953 (age 71 years), Guayaguayare, Trinidad and Tobago
Education: University of Toronto Mississauga and Naparima Girls' High School
Nationality: Canadian
Genre: Poetry; Autofiction