Monthly Archives: June 2012

INTERVIEW WITH WAUBGESHIG RICE

Posted on June 20, 2012 by

Waubgeshig Isaac Rice is a broadcast journalist and a writer. He lives in Ottawa and grew up in a beautiful place called Wasauksing. His dad is Ojibway and his mom is Canadian, and he is proud of his background.  Rice … Continue reading →

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MIDNIGHT SWEATLODGE

Posted on June 18, 2012 by

Midnight Sweatlodge By Waubgeshig Rice Reviewed by Jorge Antonio Vallejos Dynamite comes in small packages!  Have you heard the above saying before?  It usually applies to people.  I think of my five foot mom, a woman of colour, who doesn’t … Continue reading →

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WIN A COPY OF “TOBACCO WARS”!!!

Posted on June 16, 2012 by

Writer Paul Sessequasis and his publisher Quattro Books have agreed to give away 6 copies (3 each) of Seesequasis’ novella Tobacco Wars! Answer the 3 questions below and email me at blackcoffeepoet@gmail.com with Tobacco Wars Contest Answers in the subject … Continue reading →

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PAUL SEESEQUASIS READS “TOBACCO WARS”

Posted on June 15, 2012 by

Paul Seesequasis and I met at a Toronto tea shop last winter to tape this video.  Our talk focused on literature and journalism and the discipline of writing.  I was amazed at Paul’s wisdom. After chatting for an hour I … Continue reading →

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INTERVIEW WITH PAUL SEESEQUASIS

Posted on June 13, 2012 by

Paul Seesequasis is a writer and a journalist. He was the founding editor of the award-winning Aboriginal Voicesmagazine, and the recipient of a MacLean-Hunter journalist award. His short stories and feature writings have been published in Canadian and international publications.  Tobacco … Continue reading →

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TOBACCO WARS

Posted on June 11, 2012 by

Tobacco Wars By Paul Seesequasis Reviewed by May Lui Tobacco Wars by Paul Seesequasis is a smart, fun, bawdy, sometimes gross, and thoroughly anti-colonial novella. In the opening scene, readers are greeted with a somewhat shocking image of Bear Woman … Continue reading →

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LEANNE SIMPSON READS FROM “DANCING ON OUR TURTLE’S BACK”

Posted on June 8, 2012 by

After months of back and forth emails I finally got to meet Leanne Simpson and video tape her for blackcoffeepoet.com. We met at a Toronto coffee shop.  Our meet and greet was short, we got to work, and it was … Continue reading →

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