Monthly Archives: September 2010

INTERVIEW WITH ZAINAB AMADAHY

Posted on September 29, 2010 by Black Coffee Poet

Zainab Amadahy is a writer and activist of African American, Cherokee and European heritage. Her publications include the novel Moons of Palmares (1998, Sister Vision Press) as well as an essay in the anthology Strong Women’s Stories: Native Vision & Community Activism, (Lawrence & Anderson, … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry | Tagged Aboriginal, African American, Anna Mae Aquash, Black Coffee Poet, Black women, Breathing the Wind, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, Cherokee, Indigenous Peoples, Mahmoud Dharwish, Maya Angelou, Moons of Palhares, Palestinian Struggle, poetry, Spirit Wind, Strong Womens Stories, Zainab Amadahy | 1 Comment

JUST GIVE ME A COOL DRINK OF WATER ‘FORE I DIIIE

Posted on September 27, 2010 by Black Coffee Poet

Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water ‘fore I Diiie By Maya Angelou Reviewed By Jorge Antonio Vallejos Titles usually give a sense of what a book is about. One of my mentor’s, Lee Maracle, has taught me to … Continue reading →

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ELI CLARE READS HIS POETRY

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Black Coffee Poet

I first met Eli Clare in March 2008. He was in town for a talk at the Ontario Institute for Secondary Education and agreed to be interviewed. I heard Eli’s footsteps before seeing his smile. Once in front of each … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry | Tagged "The Marrow's Telling: Words in Motion", Black Coffee Poet, eli clare, Eli Clare reads poetry, https://blackcoffeepoet.com/, intersection of ableism, Jorge Antonio Vallejos, OISE, Ontario Institute for Secondary Education, racism and disability, XTRA! | 1 Comment

INTERVIEW WITH ELI CLARE

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Black Coffee Poet

Eli Clare Talks Trans Pride, Disability and the History of the Freak Show By Jorge Antonio Vallejos Originally published August 12, 2010 in XTRA! As Eli Clare stood among a crowd on Church St at Toronto’s Trans March this year, … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry | Tagged "The Marrow's Telling: Words in Motion", Ableism, Black Coffee Poet, Descant, Descant 150: Writers in Prison, eli clare, Freak and Bodily Difference Using Disability as a Lens, G20, G20 Toronto, History of the Freak Show, http, Interview with Eli Clare, Jorge Antonio Vallejos, Ryerson University’s Disability Studies Institute, Toronto PRIDE, Toronto Trans Pride, Trans march, Trans Pride, Transphobia, XTRA! | 2 Comments

THE MARROW’S TELLING

Posted on September 20, 2010 by Black Coffee Poet

The Marrow’s Telling: Words in Motion By Eli Clare By Jorge Antonio Vallejos I remember when I first saw Eli Clare’s collection of poetry The Marrow’s Telling: Words in Motion. I was checking out the poetry section at Toronto Women’s … Continue reading →

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Over 500 Aboriginal Women Have Been Murdered Or Gone Missing In Canada: A Poem To Mayor David Miller

Posted on September 17, 2010 by Black Coffee Poet

In the summer of 2008 Carolyn Connolly and Katelynn Sampson (pictured left), two Aboriginal women, were murdered days apart in two different neighbourhoods in Toronto. Local newspapers reported the murders, but no real action from police and government was seen, … Continue reading →

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INTERVIEW WITH CHRYSTOS

Posted on September 15, 2010 by Black Coffee Poet

Menominee poet Chrystos is a warrior, writer, and arrow in the throat of colonization. Publishing five volumes of poetry, Chrystos is an important voice in the world of literature showing that Native Peoples and Peoples of colour can write, they … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry | Tagged "There Are No Third World Women Here", 1988, Anne Cameron, Black Coffee Poet, Chrystos, colonization, Dear Mr. President, Gloria Anzaldua, https://blackcoffeepoet.com/, In The Brothel Called America, Jorge Antonio Vallejos, Native American Women, Not Vanishing, racism, racism in women's studies programs, There Is A Man Without Fingerprints, Women Studies | 9 Comments

NOT VANISHING

Posted on September 13, 2010 by Black Coffee Poet

Not Vanishing by Chrystos Reviewed By Jorge Antonio Vallejos I first read about Chrystos in REDWIRE Magazine. She was listed as one of the top ten Indigenous writers you have to read as an Indigenous person. I remember the photo … Continue reading →

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Monthly Archives: September 2010

INTERVIEW WITH ZAINAB AMADAHY

JUST GIVE ME A COOL DRINK OF WATER ‘FORE I DIIIE

ELI CLARE READS HIS POETRY

INTERVIEW WITH ELI CLARE

THE MARROW’S TELLING

Over 500 Aboriginal Women Have Been Murdered Or Gone Missing In Canada: A Poem To Mayor David Miller

INTERVIEW WITH CHRYSTOS

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