David Groulx is an award-winning Indigenous author who was raised in Northern Ontario. He is proud of his Anishinaabe and French-Canadian roots. He has previously published 14 books of poetry and several of his books have been translated into Anishinaabe, Cree and French languages. He won the John Newlove award for poetry in 2019 and was nominated for the Archibald Lampman award in 2016 and 2020. His poetry has appeared in over 200 magazines in 16 countries. He currently lives in Ontario.