Duncan Mercredi

Duncan Mercredi is a Cree and Métis poet from Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Life and career

Mercredi was born in Misipawistik Grand [Rapids, Manitoba], where he grew up. At sixteen he moved to Cranberry Portage, Manitoba, where he attended high school and moved to Winnipeg shortly thereafter.
Mercredi's mother was a residential school Survivor, which formed the inspiration for many of the poems in his most recent book, 215.
In 2020, Mercredi became the second Poet Laureate of Winnipeg. In 2021, he won the Manitowapow Award at the Manitoba [Book Awards].