Di Brandt was born in Winkler, Manitoba but currently lives in Windsor, Ontario where she is an Associate Professor of Canadian Literature and Creative Writing. She is award-winning writer of poetry, essays, and creative non-fiction. Her poetry has been set to music and adapted for theatre, radio, film, and dance. Di also served as co-editor of Contemporary Verse 2, Poetry Editor of Prairie Firemagazine, Writer in Residence at the University of Alberta, and as Assistant Professor of Canadian Literature and Lecturer at the University of Winnipeg.
