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About Black Coffee Poet

Black Coffee Poet is a mixed race poet, essayist, and journalist who focuses on Social Justice, Indigenous Rights, STOPPING Violence Against Women, Film, and Literature.

TWO-SPIRIT WEEK 2012: INTERVIEWS WITH DEBORAH MIRANDA, LOUIS CRUZ, AND DOE O’BRIEN

Deborah A. Miranda is the author of two poetry collections, Indian Cartography and The Zen of La Llorona,  Miranda is an enrolled member of the Ohlone-Costanoan Esselen Nation of California, and is of Chumash and Jewish ancestry as well.  Her mixed-genre … Continue reading

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TWO-SPIRIT WEEK 2012: REVIEW OF “SOVEREIGN EROTICS: A COLLECTION OF TWO-SPIRIT LITERATURE”

Sovereign Erotics: A Collection of Two-Spirit Literature Edited by Qwo-Li Driskill Daniel Heath Justice Deborah Miranda Lisa Tatonetti Reviewed by Mykelle Pacquing I was excited to hear that a new collection of Two-Spirit literature was going to be published after I … Continue reading

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WIN A COPY OF “MIDNIGHT SWEATLODGE”!!!

Writer Waubgeshig Rice and his publisher Theytus Books have agreed to give away 6 copies (3 each) of Rice’s short story collection Midnight Sweatlodge! Answer the 3 questions below and email me at blackcoffeepoet@gmail.com with Midnight Sweatlodge Contest Answers in the subject line.  No cutting and … Continue reading

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“TOBACCO WARS” CONTEST WINNERS

We have 6 winners for last week’s Tobacco Wars contest! Big thanks to Paul Seesequasis and Quattro Books, author and publisher of Tobacco Wars, for donating 3 copies each to the contest. Congratulations goes to: Kim C. (Nanaimo, British Columbia, … Continue reading

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WAUBGESHIG RICE READS FROM “MIDNIGHT SWEATLODGE”

Polite, humble, and cool are three words I use to describe Waubgeshig Rice. Working with Waubgeshig to videotape him reading was easy.  He was patient and funny and appreciative of my work. I enjoyed reviewing and interviewing Waubgeshig Rice about … Continue reading

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INTERVIEW WITH WAUBGESHIG RICE

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

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”!!!

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”

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

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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