Tara Lee Morin

Tara Lee Morin
Born Manitoba
Occupation poet, memoirist
Nationality Canadian
Period 2010s-present
Notable works As I Remember It

Tara Lee Morin is a Canadian writer, who was a finalist for the 2013 Burt Award for First Nations, Métis and Inuit Literature for her book As I Remember It.[1]

Born in a remote First Nations community in northern Manitoba to a teenage mother, Morin was removed by social services authorities from her birth home and spent her childhood growing up in a series of foster homes.[2] As an adolescent she struggled with drug and alcohol abuse, and was involved in both criminal activity and prostitution.[2] As I Remember It, her first published book, is a memoir of both her struggles and her experience rebuilding her life in a more positive and healthy direction.[2] It was first published in 2011 by Theytus Books, a British Columbia-based publisher of First Nations literature.[2]

Morin has also written poetry.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Richard Wagamese wins Burt Award for First Nations, Métis and Inuit Literature". Quill & Quire, October 3, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Book Review: Inside look at foster care". Anishnabek News, March 19, 2014.
  3. ↑ "After the UN Rapporteur's Visit: A look at two special books". Open Book Toronto, October 25, 2013.


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