Chimwemwe Undi
Chimwemwe Undi | |
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| Occupation | Poet, Lawyer |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Period | 2020s–present |
| Notable works | Scientific Marvel |
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Chimwemwe (Chim) Undi (born 1994 or 1995) is a Canadian poet and lawyer from Winnipeg, Manitoba. She is the current Canadian Parliamentary Poet Laureate, and was poet laureate of Winnipeg for 2023 and 2024.[1]
Born in Winnipeg, Undi moved to Namibia at age two, before moving back to Manitoba as a child.[2] She attended high school at Fort Richmond Collegiate, before embarking on a career in law. In 2022, she won the John Hirsch Emerging Manitoba Writer Award at the Manitoba Book Awards. [3] Undi was appointed the third Winnipeg Poet Laureate in 2022.[4]
Her first collection of poetry Scientific Marvel was published by House of Anansi Press in 2024.[5] The book was the winner of the Governor General's Award for English-language poetry at the 2024 Governor General's Awards.[6]
She was named Canada's 11th Parliamentary Poet Laureate on January 29, 2025.
References
[edit]- ^ "Winnipeg poet Chimwemwe Undi selected as Canada's 11th parliamentary poet laureate". Winnipeg Free Press. January 29, 2025.
- ^ A.V. Kitching (December 7, 2022). "Weighing her words". Winnipeg Free Press.
- ^ "Chimwemwe Undi". Poetry in Voice. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
- ^ "The Poetry of Why: poet Chimwemwe Undi on a lifetime of questions in verse". CBC.ca. March 13, 2024.
- ^ Wanda Praamsma (February 28, 2024). "Four books of Canadian poetry to read this month". Toronto Star.
- ^ Cassandra Drudi, "Jordan Abel, Niigaan Sinclair among 2024 Governor General’s award winners". Quill & Quire, November 13, 2024.
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