The punishment / Joseph Dandurand.
The punishment / Joseph Dandurand.
By
:
Dandurand, Joseph A.
Publication Date
:
2022
Publication Information
:
Gibsons, B.C. : Nightwood Editions,
Physical Description
:
143 p.
Subject Term
:
Poetry.
Canadian poetry.
Canadian poetry -- 21st century.
Indigenous peoples -- Poetry.
Summary
:
Joseph Dandurand's now-familiar storyteller's voice wrangles trauma, grief, forgiveness and love. His poems illustrate the poet's solitary existence. With scenes of residential school, the psych ward, the streets and the river, Dandurand reveals an arduous journey: one poet's need to both understand his life and find ways to escape it. Through poetry, he shares with us all his lovers. He shares the streets. He shares what he sees: the great eagles and small birds; his culture and teachings; the East Side; self-pity; the deception of love; the deception of hate; sasquatches; spirits; and his people, the Kwantlen. At root, The Punishment is about survival. Dandurand's poems will show you disease. They'll show you cedar. They'll show you music. They'll show you shadows. They'll show you forgiveness, and they'll show you punishment.
Language
:
English
ISBN
:
9780889714328
Library | Collection | Collection | Call Number | Status |
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Corner Brook (WCB) | Adult NFic Indigenous | Adult Non-Fiction Indigenous | 819.1 D19 | Checked In |
Grand Falls-Windsor (CGF) Harmsworth | Adult NFic Indigenous | Adult Non-Fiction Indigenous | 819.1 D19 | Checked In |
Happy Valley - Goose Bay (LHV) Melville | Adult NFic Indigenous | Adult Non-Fiction Indigenous | 819.1 D19 | Checked In |
St. John's - A.C. Hunter (SJH) | Adult NFic Indigenous | Adult Non-Fiction Indigenous | 819.1 D19 | Checked In |