I Place You Into the Fire (FNCR 2021)

SKU: 9781771088855

Author:
Rebecca Thomas
Grade Levels:
Twelve, Adult Education, College, University
Nation:
Mi'kmaq
Book Type:
Paperback
Pages:
128
Publisher:
Nimbus Publishing
Copyright Date:
2020

Price:
Sale price$18.95

Description

I Place You Into the Fire by Rebecca Thomas, Mi'kmaw spoken-word artist and author of I'm Finding My Talk shows that three similarly shaped Mi'kmaw 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 this poetry collection, readers will feel Rebecca Thomas's deep love, pain, and frustration and loss. 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.

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