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Chimwemwe Undi

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Chimwemwe Undi
OccupationPoet, Lawyer
NationalityCanadian
Period2020s–present
Notable worksScientific Marvel
Website
www.chimwemweundi.com

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.

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]

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References

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  1. ^ "Weighing her words". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
  2. ^ "Chimwemwe Undi". Poetry in Voice. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
  3. ^ "The Poetry of Why". CBC.ca. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
  4. ^ "Four books of Canadian poetry to read this month". Retrieved September 14, 2024.