[1] She is known for writing Africville, a children's picture book about a black community by the same name that was razed by the city of Halifax in the 1960s.
Similarly, her following two books, The City Speaks In Drums (2010) and Apples and Butterflies (2012), were based on poems written by Grant.
The Bridge tells the story of two estranged brothers in a rural Nova Scotian Black community.
Grant is a former host of CBC Radio's national Poetry Face-Off and regional concert music program All The Best.
She currently works as an associate professor for Dalhousie University, where she teaches creative writing.