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Daniel David Moses (born February 18, 1952 – died July 13, 2020) was an important First Nations writer from Canada. He was known for his poetry and plays.

Daniel David Moses was born in Ohsweken, Ontario. He grew up on a farm near Brantford, Ontario, on the land of the Six Nations of the Grand River. He started working as an independent artist in 1979. He was a poet, playwright, editor, and teacher. He also worked as a writer-in-residence at many universities and arts centers. These included Theatre Passe Muraille, the Banff Centre for the Arts, and several universities like the University of British Columbia and the University of Toronto. Later in his career, he became a professor at Queen's University.

Education and Learning

Daniel David Moses studied at two universities. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from York University. He then completed a Master of Fine Arts degree at the University of British Columbia.

Career and Achievements

Daniel David Moses published his first poem in 1974. By 1979, he was working as a poet and artist in Toronto. Over time, he became known for many different roles. He was a playwright, editor, and teacher. He also worked as a writer-in-residence at places like the University of Western Ontario and Concordia University.

He helped lead several arts groups. He served on the boards of organizations like Native Earth Performing Arts. He also helped start a group called the Committee to Re-Establish the Trickster. In 2003, he joined the Department of Drama at Queen's University. He became an associate professor there. In 2019, he was given the special title of Professor Emeritus by Queen's University. This means he was honored for his long and important work at the university.

His Writings

Daniel David Moses wrote many plays and collections of poems. Some of his well-known works include:

• Delicate Bodies – 1980
• The White Line – 1988
• Coyote City: A Play in Two Acts – 1990 (This play was nominated for a Governor General's Award)
• The Dreaming Beauty – 1990 (This play won Theatre Canada's National Playwrighting Competition)
• Almighty Voice and His Wife – 1992
• The Moon and Dead Indians – 1994 (This play won the Du Maurier One Act Playwrighting Competition)
• The Indian Medicine Shows – 1996 (This play won the James Buller Award for Aboriginal Theatre Excellence)
• Big Buck City – 1998
• Hotel Centrale, Rotterdam – 2000
• Brébeuf's Ghost – 2000
• Sixteen Jesuses – 2000
• City of Shadows: Necropolite! – 2000
• Songs of Love and Medicine – 2005
• Pursued by a Bear: Talks, Monologues and Tales – 2005
• Kyotopolis – 2008
• River Range: Poems – 2009

His poems also appeared in many literary magazines around the world. These included:

• Prism International
• ARC
• Atlanta Review
• The Fiddlehead
• Poetry Canada Review
• Impulse Magazine
• Prairie Fire
• QUARRY
• Exile, the Literary Quarterly

His poetry was also featured in several important collections, such as:

• Native Poetry in Canada, A Contemporary Anthology
• Native Writers and Canadian Writing
• The Last Blewointment Anthology, Volume II
• First People, First Voices

Daniel David Moses also helped edit a book called An Anthology of Canadian Native Literature in English with Terry Goldie.