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How I Joined Humanity At Last
Remarks upon receiving the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize for How I Joined Humanity At Last (Harbour).
ZIEROTH: "Over there in North Vancouver, where lots of things don't happen, poetry happens, and I'm really proud about that. It's just great to be in a province that has lots of poets. I'm happy to be part of that tribe... Some of you may know me as Dale. My full name is David Dale Zieroth. When I was in grade one, there were two Davids in the class. The teacher made me be Dale. About four years ago I decided, 'Oh, the heck with that. It's time for me to be David again.' So I'm David now.";
[BCBW SUMMER 1999]
ZIEROTH: "Over there in North Vancouver, where lots of things don't happen, poetry happens, and I'm really proud about that. It's just great to be in a province that has lots of poets. I'm happy to be part of that tribe... Some of you may know me as Dale. My full name is David Dale Zieroth. When I was in grade one, there were two Davids in the class. The teacher made me be Dale. About four years ago I decided, 'Oh, the heck with that. It's time for me to be David again.' So I'm David now.";
[BCBW SUMMER 1999]
Submitted on July 7, 2003 in By David.
