Chimwemwe (Chim) Undi (born 1994 or 1995) is a Canadian poet and lawyer from Winnipeg, Manitoba. She is the Poet Laureate of Winnipeg from 2022 to 2024.
Chimwemwe Undi | |
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| Occupation | Poet, Lawyer |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Period | 2020s–present |
| Notable works | Scientific Marvel |
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Born in Winnipeg, Undi moved to Namibia at age two, before moving back to Manitoba as a child.[1] 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 and is poetry editor for CV2 magazine.[2] Undi was appointed the third Poet Laureate of Winnipeg in 2022.[3]
Her first collection of poetry Scientific Marvel was published by House of Anansi Press in 2024.[4] The book was shortlisted for the Governor General's Award for English-language poetry at the 2024 Governor General's Awards.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Weighing her words". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
- ^ "Chimwemwe Undi". Poetry in Voice. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
- ^ "The Poetry of Why". CBC.ca. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
- ^ "Four books of Canadian poetry to read this month". Retrieved September 14, 2024.
- ^ Cassandra Drudi, "Canisia Lubrin, Danny Ramadan among 2024 Governor General’s Literary Award finalists". Quill & Quire, October 8, 2024.
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