Nationality Canadian Role Poet Name Sadiqa Meijer | Period 2010s-present Books Leaving Howe Island | |
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Occupation poet, short story writer | ||
Notable works Leaving Howe Island | ||
Sadiqa de Meijer (born 1977) is a Canadian poet. Her debut collection, Leaving Howe Island, was a nominee for the Governor General's Award for English-language poetry at the 2014 Governor General's Awards and for the 2014 Pat Lowther Award, and her poem "Great Aunt Unmarried" won the CBC's Canada Writes award for poetry in 2012.
She has also published short stories and essays in anthologies and literary magazines.
Born in Amsterdam, Netherlands and raised in Canada, she currently resides in Kingston, Ontario.
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