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Author Archives: Black Coffee Poet
OJIBWE POET DAVID GROULX READS HIS POETRY
Meeting David Groulx at the International Festival of the Authors 2011 was one of the best moments of my writing career. I was inspired. I saw someone who looked like me, had a Brown face, who wrote and read well, … Continue reading
INTERVIEW WITH OJIBWE POET DAVID GROULX
David Groulx was raised in the Northern Ontario mining community of Elliot Lake. He is Ojibwe Indian and French Canadian. David studied creative writing at the En’owkin Centre in Penticton, BC, in 1998–1999, where he won the Simon J. Lucas … Continue reading
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Tagged "A Difficult Beauty" by David Groulx, "While I Sat On The Hood Of A Chevrolet" By David Groulx, "White Girl On A Reservation At Night" by David Groulx, Aboriginal poetry, Black Coffee Poet, Bukowski, Czeslaw Milosz, Daniel David Moses, Elliot Lke, First Nations poetry, https://blackcoffeepoet.com/, International Festival of the Authors 2011, Interview with David Groulx, Lawrence Wegner, Mahmoud Darwish, Mohamed Ibrahim Warsame Hadrawi, Native American Poetry, Neil Stonechild, Ojibwe poet, Starlight Tours, Tompson Highway
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A DIFFICULT BEAUTY
A Difficult Beauty By David Groulx Reviewed by Jorge Antonio Vallejos I met David Groulx last year at the International Festival of the Authors in Toronto. We chatted about poetry and writing programs and politics. Two days later I heard … Continue reading
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Tagged "A Difficult Beauty" by David Groulx, "A Roofers Boots (Archaeology)" by David Groulx, "Defiant Burial" by David Groulx, "Instruments From Oz Or A Paranoid Indian" by David Groulx, "My Neighbour" by David Groulx, "One Swollen Afternoon" by David Groulx, "Rising Antagonism" by David Groulx, "Serpent" by David Groulx, "They Wasted Nothing Either" by David Groulx, "Uranium Mine Town Boom" by David Groulx, Black Coffee Poet, David Groulx, https://blackcoffeepoet.com/, IFOA Harbourfront Toronto, IFOA Toronto, International Festival of the Authors, Jorge Antonio Vallejos, Killing Native Men in Canada, Lawrence Wegner, Neil Stonechild, Police killing Native men in Canada, Starlight Tours Canada, The murder of Neil Stonechild
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DOYALI FARAH ISLAM READS HER POETRY
Every encounter I have with Doyali Farah Islam is a positive one. Doyali and I chat, laugh, and share ideas and info on poetry. The positivity in Doyali’s poems are a reflection of her ways of interacting with people. … Continue reading
INTERVIEW WITH DOYALI FARAH ISLAM
Doyali Farah Islam offers Yusuf and the Lotus Flower as her first collection of poetry. She is the first-place winner of Contemporary Verse 2‘s 35th Anniversary Contest, and her poems appear in Grain Magazine (38.2), amongst other places. Born to Bangladeshi parents, Islam grew up … Continue reading
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Tagged "I Have Been" by Doyali Farah Islam, "Seven Steps To Happiness" by Yogi Bhajan, "Yusuf and the Lotus Flower" by Doyali Farah Islam, "Yusuf and Zulaykha" by Jami, "Yusuf Entertains At Court Before His Marriage", Bangladesh poetry, Bangladseshi poet, Black Coffee Poet, Contemporary Verse 2, Derek Walcott, Doyali Farah Islam, Grain Magazine, https://blackcoffeepoet.com/, Interview with Doyali Farah Islam, Islamic poetry, Kundalini Yoga, Muslim poetry, Publication advice from Doyali Farah Islam, Rumi, Shopping around a manuscript, Woman of Colour poetry, Yoga poetry, Yogi poet, Yogic poetry
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YUSUF AND THE LOTUS FLOWER
Yusuf and the Lotus Flower By Doyali Farah Islam Reviewed by Jorge Antonio Vallejos The cover of Doyali Farah Islam’s debut poetry collection sees a man kneeling on a prayer mat. He is relaxed, in contemplation, and at peace. … Continue reading
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Tagged "Borrowed Breath" by Doyali Farah Islam, "Go As" by Doyali Farah Islam, "I Have Been" by Doyali Farah Islam, "I Stand In Earthiness Recollecting" by Doyali Farah Islam, "Yusuf and the Lotus Flower" by Doyali Farah Islam, Black Coffee Poet, Doyali Farah Islam, https://blackcoffeepoet.com/, Jorge Antonio Vallejos
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HAPPY NEW YEAR
Monday January 2, 2012 Dear Readers, Thank you for all your support in 2011. You many comments, views, and sharing of posts helped keep me going. May 2012 bring you much Love Joy Peace Patience Kindness Goodness Focus Gentleness Discipline … Continue reading
BROKEN ARROW 2 POETS TRISTAN MARTELL AND RYAN RAINVILLE READ THEIR POEMS “TOMAHAWK TIME ACTION” + “DOUBLE STANDARD”
Meeting with Tristan Martell to tape him read his poem Tomahawk Time Action was fun. Tristan immediately got into performance mode and started his intro followed by his work. Pure positivity all around. Enjoy Martell’s experimental poetry. And check … Continue reading
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Tagged "Double Standard" by Ryan Rainville, "Tomahawk Time Action" by Tristan Martell, Aboriginal poetry, Anarchist Poetry, Black Coffee Poet, Cree Poet, Cree Poets, Experimental Poetry, First Nations poetry, https://blackcoffeepoet.com/, Mixed Race poetry, Ryan Ranville, Sakimay First Nation, Tristan Martell, Waterhen First Nation
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INTERVIEWS WITH BROKEN ARROW 2 CONTRIBUTORS TRISTAN MARTELL AND RYAN RAINVILLE + ARTWORK FROM BROKEN ARROW 2: OUR FOOTPRINTS: JOURNEYS ON THE RED ROAD
Tristan Martell is from Waterhen Lake First Nations Saskatchewan. He is Cree and Cambodian mix and identifies himself as Cree heritage. He is a B-boy (breakdancer), Powow Grassdancer, youth worker , and is a spiritual student of indigenous knowledge. He plans … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Coffee Poet, Broken Arrow 2: Our Footprints: Journeys on the Red Road, Ed Bennett, G20, https://blackcoffeepoet.com/, Interviews with Tristan Martell and Ryan Rainville, Jason Boucher, Mo Thomas, Ryan Rainville, Sagatay, Sagatay Men's Writing Group, Tristan Martell, WB
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