{"product_id":"brand-dionne-the-blue-clerk-ars-poetica-in-59-versos","title":"Brand, Dionne: The Blue Clerk: Ars Poetica in 59 Versos","description":"\u003cp\u003e(Duke University Press, 2022)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003eDionne Brand's collections of poetry include\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNo Language Is Neutral\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLand to Light On\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Governor General's Literary Award and the Trillium Book Award;\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ethirsty\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Pat Lowther Memorial Award;\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eInventory\u003c\/i\u003e; and, most recently,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eOssuaries\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Griffin Poetry Prize. Brand is also the author of the acclaimed novels\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn Another Place, Not Here\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAt the Full and Change of the Moon\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat We All Long For\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLove Enough\u003c\/i\u003e; and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTheory\u003c\/i\u003e. Her works of nonfiction include\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBread Out of Stone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Map to the Door of No Return\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2006, Brand was awarded the prestigious Harbourfront Festival Prize, and from 2009 to 2012, she was Toronto's Poet Laureate. In 2017, she was appointed to the Order of Canada. Brand is also a Professor of English in the School of English and Theatre Studies at the University of Guelph.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Open Books: A Poem Emporium","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40029748068375,"sku":"9781478000204","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0004\/6497\/7956\/files\/9781478000204_p0_v1_s1200x630.jpg?v=1755183690","url":"https:\/\/open-books-a-poem-emporium.myshopify.com\/products\/brand-dionne-the-blue-clerk-ars-poetica-in-59-versos","provider":"Open Books: A Poem Emporium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}