Monthly Archives: November 2012

BCP ON “ONE VOICE RADIO” WITH MALIKAH AWERI AND DANE SWAN

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Black Coffee Poet

Earlier this month I had the pleasure of being on One Voice Radio hosted by the ever talented poet and singer Malkah Aweri. My co-guest was Toronto poet Dane Swan, author of Bending The Continuum. We all participated at … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 28 Seconds by Michael Bryant, Aboriginal poet, African Canadian Poetry, Black Coffee Poet, class, Dane Swan, Darcy Allen Sheppard, Latino Poetry, Malikah Aweri, Metis Nation, Michael Bryant, Native American Poetry, One Voice Radio, poetry, racism, Red Slam Collective, Resistance Poetry, Violence Against Women, White Power, white privilege | 1 Comment

WRITING FOR THE SAKE OF STORY: NOTES FROM A FICTION WORKSHOP BY RICHARD WAGAMESE

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Black Coffee Poet

Writing For The Sake Of Story: Notes On A Fiction Workshop By Richard Wagamese By Jorge Antonio Vallejos Photo by Jorge Antonio Vallejos In October 2012, Richard Wagamese, an Ojibway who is a member of the Sturgeon Clan, gave a … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Aboriginal Literature, Aboriginal writer, First Nations House University of Toronto, First Nations writer, Keeper In Me, Native American writer, post colonial literature, Richard Wagamese | Leave a comment

DECLARING AND TAKING BACK THE POWER OF WORDS: NOTES FROM A TALK BY DANIEL HEATH JUSTICE

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Black Coffee Poet

Declaring and Taking Back the Power of Words: Notes From a Talk by Daniel Heath Justice By Jorge Antonio Vallejos Photo by Jorge Antonio Vallejos This past October I attended the 5th Indigenous Writers Gathering at First Nations House University … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Cherokee Nation, Cherokee Writer, Daniel Heath Justice, First Nations House, Indigenous Writer, post colonial literature, The Power of Words, Two Spirit Writer, University of Toronto, Writing and responsibility, Writing craft | 3 Comments

STEFOKNEE WOLSCHT READS A POEM

Posted on November 23, 2012 by Black Coffee Poet

Stefoknee Wolscht is fun to hang out with and watch in action. The documentary based on her life, Living 2 Lives/Dying 1000 Deaths, sheds much light on who Stefoknee is and where she came from. My interview with Stefoknee … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Colonialism, feminism, genocide, Mad Pride, Mental Health Phobia, Stefoknee Wolscht, Transgender, Transgender life, Transgender poet, Transgender woman, Transphobia | 1 Comment

INTERVIEW WITH STEFOKNEE WOLSCHT

Posted on November 21, 2012 by Black Coffee Poet

Stefonknee Wolscht is a 49 year young Canadian spiritual transwoman; passionate defender of trans rights; resource navigator for marginalized LGBTQ people at Stefonknee.com ; public speaker; activist; dad/mom of 7 wonderful kids; Opa to Jake & Rebecca; sexy and single. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged feminism, Kyle Scanlon, Living 2 Lives Dying 1000 Deaths, Stefoknee Wolscht, TDOR, Trans Day of Remembrance, Trans Women, Transgender films, Transgender women, Violence Against Women, Wendy Babcock | 3 Comments

LIVING 2 LIVES/DYING 1000 DEATHS

Posted on November 19, 2012 by Black Coffee Poet

Living 2 Lives/Dying 1000 Deaths Directed by Dana Greenbaum Starring Stefoknee Wolscht Reviewed By Jorge Antonio Vallejos Stefoknee Wolscht and I performed at George Brown College in October 2012 as part of We Are Who We Are. After the event … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Colonialism, Dying 1000 Deaths, Feminsim, Living 2 Lives, Sex re assignment surgery, Stefoknee Wolscht, Suicide, Transgender life, Transgender women, Transphobia | 6 Comments

REMEMBERING HELEN BETTY OSBORNE: A POEM BY MARILYN DUMONT

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Black Coffee Poet

This week we honoured Helen Betty Osborne via an Opinion Editorial, Lest We Forget, by Cree academic Robyn Bourgeois a Thank You Letter to Helen Betty Osborne by Norway House Cree Nation resident Megan Bertasson and here we have a … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Helen Betty Osborne, Marilyn Dumont, Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women, Remembering Helen Betty Osborne, Violence Against Women | 4 Comments

REMEMBERING HELEN BETTY OSBORNE: A THANK YOU LETTER FROM A YOUNG CREE WOMAN

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Black Coffee Poet

Nineteen-year old Cree woman Helen Betty Osborne was murdered by 4 white men November 13, 1971. Osborne’s death and case have been labelled a “conspiracy of silence”. We hounour Helen Betty Osborne this week on blackcoffeepoet.com via an Opinion Editorial, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Colonialism, Conspiracy of Silence, Cree Nation, feminism, First Nations Women, genocide, Helen Betty Osborne, Indigenous Women, Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women, Missing and Murdered Native Women, No More Silence, Norway House First Nation, Sisters In Spirit, TEDx, The Pas Manitoba, Violence Against Women | 5 Comments

REMEMBERING HELEN BETTY OSBORNE: OP ED: “LEST WE FORGET”

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Black Coffee Poet

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged "Lest We Forget", Aboriginal Justice Inquiry in Manitoba, Colonialism, Conspiracy of Silence, Cree Nation, feminism, First Nations Women, genocide, Helen Betty Osborne, Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women, Missing and Murdered First Nations Women in Canada, Missing and Murdered Native Women in Canada, No More Silence, Norway House First Nation, Opinion Editorial, Patriarchy, Remembrance Day, Robyn Bourgeois, sexism, Sisters In Spirit, The Pas Manitoba, Violence Against First Nations Women, Violence Against Women | 7 Comments

KEVIN IRIE READS A POEM FOR CANADIAN ARTIST TOM THOMSON

Posted on November 9, 2012 by Black Coffee Poet

Meeting Kevin Irie was a pleasure. We chatted about poetry, books, and life. Hearing Irie read just adds to the enjoyment of flipping through the pages of his new book Viewing Tom Thomson, A Minority Report. Interviewing Irie for blackcoffeepoet.com … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged "Viewing Tom Thomson A Minority Report", Canadian art, Canadian Poet, Frontenac House, Group of Seven artists, Japanese Canadian poetry, Kevin Irie, Tom Thomson, Toronto poet | Leave a comment