Conor Kerr

Conor Kerr is an educator, writer and harvester. He is a member of the Métis Nation of Alberta, part of the Edmonton Indigenous community and is descended from the Lac Ste. Anne & Fort Des Prairies Métis communities and the Papaschase Cree Nation. He works as the Manager of Indigenous Relations & Supports at NorQuest College and is a sessional instructor in the pimâcihisowin program at MacEwan University. In 2019, he received The Fiddlehead’s Ralph Gustafson Poetry award. His poetry has been anthologized in Best Canadian Poetry 2020 and has appeared in literary magazines across Canada. He is honoured to be able to live and work on the land that his family has called home for generations.