Daniel david moses biography

Canadian writer (1952–2020)

Daniel David Moses (February 18, 1952 - July 13, 2020) was a Canadian poet and playwright.^[1]

Moses was born in Ohsweken, Ontario, and raised on a farm on the Six Nations of the Grand River near Brantford, Ontario, Canada.^[2] From 1979 onwards, he worked as an independent literary artist.

In 2003, Moses joined the department of drama at Queen's University as an assistant professor.

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In 2019, he was appointed Professor Emeritus by Queen's University, Kingston, Canada. He died in 2020.

Personal life

Moses identified as Delaware First Nations; he was not enrolled in any Indigenous nation.^[3] He was openly gay,^[4] and also claimed "brothers and sisters among Two-Spirit people." Some of his works, therefore, reflect upon and explore the complexities of Native Two-Spirit or Queer identities.

Education

Moses held an Honours Bachelor of Arts from York University and a Masters in Fine Arts Daniel David Moses - The Canadian Encyclopedia HEJ