Sadiqa de Meijer explained

Sadiqa de Meijer
Occupation:	poet, short story writer
Period:	2010s-present
Nationality:	Canadian
Notableworks:	Leaving Howe Island

Sadiqa de Meijer 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^[1] and for the 2014 Pat Lowther Award,^[2] and her poem "Great Aunt Unmarried" won the CBC's Canada Writes award for poetry in 2012.^[3]

She has also published short stories and essays in anthologies and literary magazines, and won the Governor General's Award for English-language non-fiction at the 2021 Governor General's Awards for her book alfabet/alphabet: a memoir of a first language.^[4]

In 2022, she was selected to be the Poet Laureate of Kingston, Ontario for a term of four years.^[5]

Born in Amsterdam, Netherlands and raised in Canada,^[6] she currently resides in Kingston, Ontario.

Notes and References

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books-and-media/governor-general-finalists-unveiled/article20959928/ "Governor-General Literary Awards finalists unveiled"
http://arts.nationalpost.com/2014/04/01/league-of-canadian-poets-announce-finalists-for-three-prizes/ "League of Canadian Poets announce finalists for three prizes"
https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/books/2012/09/25/sadiqa_de_meijer_wins_cbc_poetry_prize.html "Sadiqa de Meijer wins CBC poetry prize"
https://www.coastreporter.net/the-mix/inuk-author-norma-dunning-wins-25k-governor-generals-fiction-prize-4766110 "Inuk author Norma Dunning wins $25K Governor General's fiction prize"
Web site: 2024-06-10 . Poet Laureate City of Kingston . 2024-06-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240610113859/https://www.cityofkingston.ca/arts-culture-and-events/art-and-music/poet-laureate/ . 2024-06-10 .
http://www.openbookontario.com/news/poets_profile_sadiqa_de_meijer_winner_2012_cbc_canada_writes_poetry_prize "Poets in Profile: Sadiqa de Meijer, Winner of the 2012 CBC Canada Writes Poetry Prize"