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ROOTS REGGAE ARTIST ODEL JOHNSON SHARES A SONG
I first met Odel at a concert in Toronto. A couple of years later we ran into one another on Bloor Street. I heard a “Yo!” and saw an accompanying smile. Odel passed me his new CD at the time … Continue reading
INTERVIEW WITH ROOTS REGGAE ARTIST ODEL JOHNSON
Odel Johnson is a multidisciplinary roots reggae artist. Known as one of the North America’s best drummers, Odel has performed with many bands all over the globe including Juno winning Messenjah. The creator of two albums, Body, Mind, and Sold, … Continue reading
REDEMPTION
REDEMPTION By ODEL Reviewed By Jorge A. Vallejos When you think of roots reggae who do you think of? Bob Marley? Peter Tosh? All the big names that are now gone? Roots Reggae is alive and well and there’s a Jamaican-Canadian … Continue reading
YOU BETTER NOT CRY
You Better Not Cry By Augusten Burroughs Reviewed by Jorge Antonio Vallejos Have any of you slept with Santa? Have you dreamed it? Have you joked about it? Augusten Burroughs has done all three! Author of several hilarious books, Burroughs’ … Continue reading
QUEER TORONTO POET DANI COUTURE READS HER POEMS
Meeting Dani Couture this month was a pleasure. After a long exchange of email tag we finally met at Union Station in Toronto. Both of us were on time and happy to finally meet. After a customary handshake, smiles, and … Continue reading
INTERVIEW WITH QUEER TORONTO POET DANI COUTURE
Dani Couture was born in Toronto and raised on a number of Canadian military bases. She is the author two books of poetry. Her poetry, short stories, and essays have been widely published in newspapers and anthologies. Dani is also … Continue reading
REMEMBERING THE WOMEN FORGOTTEN ON DECEMBER 6TH: POETRY BY SHAUNGA TAGORE, MEL GAYLE, AND BLACK COFFEE POET
Shaunga Tagore hates writing bios (but secretly likes it) and not so secretly works as a writer, editor, performer and arts-educator in Toronto. Please see the song “bitch” by meredith brooks for a more detailed and accurate personality profile. And … Continue reading
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Tagged "Remembering the Women Forgotten on December 6th", "Shane It Isn't Fair", 500 Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women in Canada, Black Coffee Poet, Black Coffee Poet reads "Shane It Isn't Fair", Daleen Kay Bossee, Helen Betty Osbourne, https://blackcoffeepoet.com/, Jane Creba, Mel Gayle, Murders at Cherry Beach, Neil Stonechild, Police Brutality, Reena Virk, Shane Fair, Shaunga Tagore, Stephine Beck, Suritah Wignall, Trans Day of Remembrance, Violence Against Sex Workers, Violence Against Women, Visible/Invisible by Suritah Wignall, White Power, white privilege
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REMEMBERING THE WOMEN FORGOTTEN ON DECEMBER 6TH: SPOKEN WORD BY ANISHINAABE POET LENA RECOLLET + AN INCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH BENGALI POET SHAUNGA TAGORE
Interview with Shaunga Tagore Interview done by Janet Romero JR: Why and when did you start writing poetry? ST: At a very young age — probably when I started writing with chalk on my bathroom door, or adding my own … Continue reading
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Tagged "The Eraseable Woman" by Shaunga Tagore, Andrea Smith, Arundhati Roy, Audre Lorde, Beatrice Culleton Mosionir, Black Coffee Poet, Enakshi Du, Gloria Anzaldua, Himani Bannerji, https://blackcoffeepoet.com/, Interview with Shaunga Tagore, Janet Romero, Jhumpa Lahiri, Priscila Uppal, Remembering The Forgotten Women of December 6th, Shaunga Tagore, Shyam Selvadurai, Women of Colour, Womyn of Colour
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REMEMBERING THE WOMEN FORGOTTEN ON DECEMBER 6TH: ABORIGINAL, OF COLOUR, TRANS, QUEER, DISABLED, SEX WORKER
The Erasable Woman By Shaunga Tagore Reviewed by Janet Romero-Leiva (photo taken by Jorge Antonio Vallejos) I am inspired to write, create, read. To allow myself to feel…more, everything. This, after reading Shaunga Tagore’s The Erasable Woman. The Erasable Woman– … Continue reading
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Tagged "The Erasable Woman" by Shaunga Tagore, Black Coffee Poet, Black Coffee Poet interviews Deb Singh of Toronto Rape Crisis Centre, Deb Singh, December 6th, https://blackcoffeepoet.com/, Janet Romero, Remembering The Forgotten Women of December 6th, Shaunga Tagore, Toronto Rape Crisis Centre
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