I place you into the fire : poems / Rebecca Thomas.
I place you into the fire : poems / Rebecca Thomas.
By
:
Thomas, Rebecca (Poet).
Publication Date
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2020
Publication Information
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Halifax, N.S. : Nimbus Publishing,
Physical Description
:
125 p.
Subject Term
:
Indigenous peoples.
Canadian poetry -- 21st century.
Canadian poetry.
Poetry.
Summary
:
In Mi'kmaw, three similarly shaped words have drastically different meanings: kesalul means 'I love you' ; kesa'lul means 'I hurt you' ; and ke'sa'lul means 'I put you into the fire.' In spoken-word artist and critically acclaimed author (I'm Finding My Talk) Rebecca Thomas's first poetry collection, readers will feel Thomas's deep love, pain, and frustration as she holds us all to task, along the way mourning the loss of her childhood magic, exploring the realities of growing up off reserve, and offering up a new Creation Story for Canada. Diverse and probing, I place you into the fire is at once a meditation on navigating life and love as a second-generation Residential School survivor, a lesson in unlearning, and a rallying cry for Indigenous justice, empathy, and equality. A searing collection that embodies the vitality and ferocity of spoken-word poetry.
Language
:
English
ISBN
:
9781771088855
Library | Collection | Collection | Call Number | Status |
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Carbonear (ACR) | Adult NFic | Adult Non-Fiction | 811.6 T36 | Checked In |
Corner Brook (WCB) | Adult NFic Indigenous | Adult Non-Fiction Indigenous | 811.6 T36 | Checked In |
Grand Falls-Windsor (CGF) Harmsworth | Adult NFic Indigenous | Adult Non-Fiction Indigenous | 811.6 T36 | Checked In |
St. John's - A.C. Hunter (SJH) | Adult NFic Indigenous | Adult Non-Fiction Indigenous | 811.6 T36 | Checked In |