Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Maurice Mierau (born January 22, 1962) is a full-time Canadian writer of non-fiction and poetry. Though he was born in Bloomington, Indiana, Maurice Mierau grew up in Nigeria, Manitoba, Jamaica, Kansas and Saskatchewan. Mierau currently lives with his family in Winnipeg, Manitoba and from 2006-2008 he was president of the League of Canadian poets.Mierau's main interests are history, violence, language and music. Before becoming a writer, Mierau spent more than a decade selling computers and working as a technical writer in the information technology field. Maurice holds an MA in English Literature from the University of Manitoba. When interviewed about his writing, Mierau stated: \"I hate writing first drafts, but without them, nothing gets done. After the first draft, I love to re-write and work with structural and narrative devices.\" Further, Mierau tells new writers to : \"Read deeply. Read a lot. Don't worry about publishing. Take notes. Re-read. Learn a foreign language.\""@en }
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- Maurice_Mierau abstract "Maurice Mierau (born January 22, 1962) is a full-time Canadian writer of non-fiction and poetry. Though he was born in Bloomington, Indiana, Maurice Mierau grew up in Nigeria, Manitoba, Jamaica, Kansas and Saskatchewan. Mierau currently lives with his family in Winnipeg, Manitoba and from 2006-2008 he was president of the League of Canadian poets.Mierau's main interests are history, violence, language and music. Before becoming a writer, Mierau spent more than a decade selling computers and working as a technical writer in the information technology field. Maurice holds an MA in English Literature from the University of Manitoba. When interviewed about his writing, Mierau stated: \"I hate writing first drafts, but without them, nothing gets done. After the first draft, I love to re-write and work with structural and narrative devices.\" Further, Mierau tells new writers to : \"Read deeply. Read a lot. Don't worry about publishing. Take notes. Re-read. Learn a foreign language.\"".