David A. Groulx (Canada) was raised in the Northern Ontario mining community of Elliot Lake. He studied creative writing at the En’owkin Centre, BC, where he won the Simon J Lucas Jr. Memorial Award for poetry and was a co-winner at Harbourfront Centre’s 2011 Poetry NOW competition. He has written two previous books of poetry – Night in the Exude and The Long Dance – and has another forthcoming in 2011, Until The Bullets Rose. Groulx presents Under god’s pale bones, which he states includes poems about the impressions his world has left on him.
Upcoming Events
Tuesday October 25, 2011
IFOA Barrie: Aboriginal Authors Festival
- 7:30 PM
- Barrie
- Gryphon Theatre
Cost: $10
An event in celebration of the opening of the Centre for Health and Wellness where Georgian College's Aboriginal Studies Centre will take its new home. Readings and a round table discussion by authors Jospeh Boyden, David Groux, Drew Hayden Taylor and Lee Maracle. Hosted by TVO's Cheryl Jackson.