Winnipeg poet Katherena Vermette wins the 2013 Governor General's Poetry Prize
Today, Katherena Vermette was awarded the 2013 Governor General's Literary Award for Poetry, for her collection North End Love Songs. The book is an ode to Winnipeg's north end, where Ms. Vermette grew up. It's also the neighbourhood where her Métis brother went missing. And it's the neighbourhood to which she returned after becoming a mother. Carol spoke with Katherena...
Today, Katherena Vermette was awarded the 2013 Governor General's Literary Award for Poetry, for her collection North End Love Songs.
The book is an ode to Winnipeg's north end, where Ms. Vermette grew up. It's also the neighbourhood where her Métis brother went missing.
And it's the neighbourhood to which she returned after becoming a mother.
Carol spoke with Katherena Vermette in Toronto just after she received her award.
The book is an ode to Winnipeg's north end, where Ms. Vermette grew up. It's also the neighbourhood where her Métis brother went missing.
And it's the neighbourhood to which she returned after becoming a mother.
Carol spoke with Katherena Vermette in Toronto just after she received her award.