# George Elliot Clarke

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Interview with Prajwala Dixit of Us, Now | The Write Project

Us, Now  is a collection of stories connecting Newfoundland and Labrador to the world via racialized Newfoundlanders. These are stories that fit George Elliot Clarke’s thinking on what a truly Canadian national tale might be: local, yet connected, broadly and diversely. But at its core, this book, …

Black Scientist, Black Activist, Black Icon with George Elliot Clarke

Poet, novelist, playwright, and critic Dr. George Elliott Clarke is a native of Windsor, Nova Scotia. He is a seventh-generation Canadian of African American and Mi'kmaq Indigenous descent. He earned his BA from the University of Waterloo, MA from Dalhousie University, and PhD from Queen’s Universi…

Poet George Elliot Clarke pays us a visit

Nova Scotia poet George Elliot Clarke is in for a very busy month. He's coming back to this province for three events. One is centred around his latest literary work. He's also debuting a song about Viola Desmond, and he's hosting an evening called "Five Poets Breaking Into Song, #11: Saltwater Spi…

Season 2: Episode 3 - George Elliott Clarke

Measha Brueggergosman-Lee in conversation with Canadian poet, George Elliott Clarke Season 2 of Raising the Conversation is called Common Ground: Conversations about God. This season is hosted by Measha Brueggergosman-Lee, award-winning Canadian musician and Acadia Divinity College student. Measha…

125th Anniversary Celebration

Join Canadian Club Toronto on February 1 as we celebrate the Club’s rich history. Those in attendance will be lucky to hear from a panel of past Premiers – featuring Christy Clark, The Honourable Jason Kenney and Kathleen Wynne – in conversation with Steve Paikin. The Club has come of age with th…

George Elliott Clarke, "Canticles II (MMXX)" (Guernica, 2020)

In this NBN episode, host Hollay Ghadery speaks with one of her “favourite poets in the galaxy”, Canada’s 7th Parliamentary Poet Laureate, George Elliot Clarke about his Canticles series of books—focusing on Canticles II (MMXX). Canticles is a lyric-styled epic. Clarke's visions of canonical and ap…

George Elliott Clarke, "Canticles II (MMXX)" (Guernica, 2020)

In this NBN episode, host Hollay Ghadery speaks with one of her “favourite poets in the galaxy”, Canada’s 7th Parliamentary Poet Laureate, George Elliot Clarke about his Canticles series of books—focusing on Canticles II (MMXX). Canticles is a lyric-styled epic. Clarke's visions of canonical and ap…

VIU prof highlights Black Canadian poets in new book

The work of Black Canadian poets George Elliot Clarke, Dionne Brand, M Nourbese Philip, and Wayde Compton, as well as rapper K’naan, is in the spotlight in a new book from VIU professor Paul Watkins. Called Soundin’ Canaan, in the book, Watkins takes what he describes as a DJ approach to analyzing …