Terra Incognita and Poet Laureate

George Elliott Clarke: DeRango-Adem is a poet and doctoral student in English literature at University of Pennsylvania, according to Toronto Star. Her latest work, Terra Incognita, a collection of poetry published last year, examines racial identity. Adebe DeRango-Adem Adebe DeRango-Adem was recently hailed as a young Canadian author to watch by Canada poet laureate, George Elliott Clarke. The winner of the Toronto Poetry Competition in 2005, she served as Toronto first junior poet laureate. Is it important A colleague of mine, Andrea Thompson, who is pretty well known in the poetry world, described my book as an excellent and complete mapping of racial topography in Canada. She spoke to the Star about Black History Month and what it means to her, as well as the importance of exploring identity in art.I’m wondering what your feelings are about the designation of Black History Month and what that means for you as a writer. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.