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Monthly Archives: November 2010
DESCANT 150: WRITERS IN PRISON
Descant 150: Writers in Prison Edited by Kathryn Franklin, Matt Carrington, and Jason Paradiso Reviewed by Rain Keeper This issue of Descant magazine is all about writers in prison. It’s an important piece of work. The writers lament their sorrows, … Continue reading
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Tagged "Al Aqsa Intifada" by Concetta Principe, "Inside Guy: Who They Are" by Dorothy Field, "Prison Poets" by Paul Brown, Black Coffee Poet, Descant 150: Writers in Prison, Descant 150: Writers in Prison Edited by Kathryn Franklin, https://blackcoffeepoet.com/, Jason Paradiso, Kathryn Franklin, Matt Carrington, Rain Keeper
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BCP HONOURS INDIGENOUS SOVEREIGNTY WEEK 2010 WITH CREE POET CANDACE BRUNETTE READING HER POETRY
This is the last post on Black Coffee Poet dedicated to Indigenous Sovereignty Week 2010. We started by featuring Marilyn Dumont, a very strong female poet, who shared her wisdom via text and interview. We are now ending our week … Continue reading
BCP HONOURS INDIGENOUS SOVEREIGNTY WEEK 2010: INTERVIEW WITH CREE/METIS POET MARILYN DUMONT
Marilyn’s first collection, A Really Good Brown Girl, won the 1997 Gerald Lampert Memorial Award presented by the League of Canadian Poets. This collection is now in its twelfth printing, selections from it are widely anthologized in secondary and post-secondary literary … Continue reading
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Tagged "green girl dreams Mountains" by Marilyn Dumont, "not Dick and Jane" by Marilyn Dumont, "that tongued belonging" by Marilyn Dumont, A Really Good Brown Girl by Marilyn Dumont, Black Coffee Poet, Gabriel Dumont, https://blackcoffeepoet.com/, Indigenous Sovereignty Week 2010, Marilyn Dumont, Redbird Artist Gallery, Riel Resistance, www.jaybellredbird.com
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BCP HONOURS INDIGENOUS SOVEREIGNTY WEEK 2010 WITH GREEN GIRL DREAMS MOUNTAINS
green girl dreams Mountains By Marilyn Dumont Reviewed by Jorge Antonio Vallejos My friend Brian has said many a time, “You only have one mother!” He has his index finger pointed in the air as he leans in real close … Continue reading
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Tagged A Really Good Brown Girl by Marilyn Dumont, and Sin, Black Coffee Poet, Cigarettes, City View, Gerald Lampert Memorial Award, Green Girl Dreams Mountains, https://blackcoffeepoet.com/, Jorge Antonio Vallejos, lover, Marilyn Dumont, Mother. Ice Cream, Newspapers, Redbird Artist Gallery, Wayson Choy, www.jaybellredbird.com, Yellow Bird
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BCP HONOURS TRANS DAY OF REMEMBRANCE WITH TRANS POETS S. MCDONALD AND REVEREND CINDY BOURGEOIS READING THEIR POETRY
S. McDonald is one of Canada’s most talented poets. A true performer, McDonald knows how to work a crowd of people whether at the Rhubarb Festival or a park full of passersby. McDonald writes of life experiences straight from … Continue reading
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Tagged "Confesssions of an Empty Purse" by S. McDonald, Black Coffee Poet, Eli Clare reads his poetry, https://blackcoffeepoet.com/, Psalm to GOD about Trans life, Reverend Cindy Bourgeois, S. McDonald, Trans Christianity, Trans Day of Remembrance, trans poetry, Trans Psalm
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BCP HONOURS TRANS DAY OF REMEMBRANCE: INTERVIEW WITH TRANS POET S. MCDONALD
S. McDonald was born, raised, and continues to relentlessly live in Toronto. Ze grew up in pre-gentrification Cabbagetown and Regent Park. Ze is the love child of Christine Jorgensen & John Rechy & the spiritual godchild of Jacqueline Susann, and … Continue reading
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Tagged "Confessions of an Empty Purse", Anne Sexton, Audre Lorde, Black Coffee Poet, Canary Conn, Christine Jorgensen, Edmund White, Flannery O'Connor, https://blackcoffeepoet.com/, Interview with Eli Clare, Jacqueline Susann, Jan Morris, Jennifer Finney Boylen, John Rechy, Kate Bornstein, Leslie Feinberg, Margaret Atwood, Mario Martino, Matthew 19:12, Patrick Califia, poetry, Renee Richards, Reverend Cindy Bourgeois, S. Bear Bergman, S. McDonald, ThomasMerton, Trans Day of Remembrance, Trans Inclusion Group, trans poetry, Transmemoir, TWO SPIRITS, XTRA!
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BCP HONOURS TRANS DAY OF REMEMBRANCE WITH CONFESSIONS OF AN EMPTY PURSE
CONFESSIONS OF AN EMPTY PURSE By S. McDonald Reviewed by Reverend Cindy Bourgeois Part way through the S. McDonald’s book of poetry Confessions of an Empty Purse I said to myself, “Do we really need another transition narrative?” The corpus … Continue reading
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Tagged "Confession 4", "Confessions of an Empty Purse", "Confesssions of an Empty Purse" by S. McDonald, "Our Lady of Playtex", "Transexuals on Parliament", Black Coffee Poet, Black Coffee Poet Honours Trans Day of Remembrance, Cindy Bourgeois, Cisgendered, https://blackcoffeepoet.com/, Matthew 19:12, Reverend Cindy Bourgeois, S. McDonald, Trans Day of Remembrance, Ze, Zir
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TORONTO RAPPER SPORADIC “THE DARK POET” RAPS HIS RYHMES
I first met Sporadic three years ago through my older brother Sifu Rupert Harvey (http://www.goldenharmonykungfu.com/). Sporadic, always a hard worker, impressed me with his humility. Already a black belt in Karate, Sporadic put his ego aside and started training as … Continue reading
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Tagged "Confessions of an Empty Purse", Black Coffee Poet, Black Coffee Poet's Poetry In Motion Series, Cindy Bourgeois, https://blackcoffeepoet.com/, http://www.goldenharmonykungfu.com/, Latino Breakdancing, Rodri Breaker, S. McDonald, Sifu Rupert Harvey, Sporadic "The Dark Poet", Tai Mantis Kung Fu, Trans Day of Remembrance
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WALKING THE LINE
WALKING THE LINE By Sporadic “The Dark Poet” Reviewed By Jorge Antonio Vallejos Canadian Hip Hop has a bad rap! (pun intended.) How many Canadian artists get no airplay and no respect? The list is too long for this review. … Continue reading
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Tagged "Crush" by Sporadic, "Foundation" by Sporadic, "Love Lost" by Sporadic, "Love Revisited" by Sporadic, "New York State of Mind" by NAS, "Triple Threat" by Sporadic, "Walking The Line", "Walking The Line" by Sporadic "The Dark Poet", Biggie, Black Coffee Poet, Canadian Hip Hop, Canadian Rap, Candee Bunn, Cassiuss Clay, Drake, https://blackcoffeepoet.com/, Jorge Antonio Vallejos, Maestro Fresh Wes, Marvin Gaye, Really Livin', Scarface, Shad, Snoop, Sporadic "The Dark Poet", The Rascals
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