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Category Archives: Poetry
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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BROKEN ARROW 2: OUR FOOTPRINTS: JOURNEYS ON THE RED ROAD
BROKEN ARROW 2 OUR FOOTPRINTS: JOURNEYS ON THE RED ROAD By Sagatay Men’s Writing Group Reviewed by Jorge Antonio Vallejos Footprints show you were a person has been and where they are going. Some are deep, others are surface, all … Continue reading
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Tagged "My Resurrection" by Jason Boucher, "The Trail" by Kevin Copegog, "Where I'm From" by Wes, Aboriginal poetry, Aboriginal writings, Black Coffee Poet, Broken Arrow 2, Broken Arrow 2: Our Footprints: Journeys on the Red Road, Broken Arrow: Native Men's Writing, https://blackcoffeepoet.com/, Native American Poetry, Native American zine, Sagatay, Sagatay Native Men's Writing Group
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REMEMBERING THE FORGOTTEN WOMEN OF DECEMBER 6TH: POETRY AND PROSE BY SUSAN BLIGHT AND LINDSAY CZITRON
Susan Blight is a member of Couchiching First Nation, Anishinaabe, Turtle Clan. She received an M.F.A. from the University of Windsor (2007) in Integrated Media, a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography (2004) and a Bachelor of Arts in Film … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Coffee Poet, https://blackcoffeepoet.com/, http://www.youtube.com/user/BlackCoffeePoet?feature=watch, http://www.youtube.com/user/BlackCoffeePoet?feature=watch#p/a/u/0/opbnumbiTVI, http://www.youtube.com/user/BlackCoffeePoet?feature=watch#p/a/u/1/ZwSBQLXyIH4, Linsday Czitron reads "Hard To Love", Marc Lepine, Marc Lepine - The Montreal Massacre, Montreal Massacre 1989, Remembering The Forgotten Women of December 6th, Susan Blight reads "Maybe We Shouldn't Meet If There Are No Third Women Here" by Chrystos
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ALEC BUTLER READS HIS POEM “STOLEN LAND”
Meeting with Alec Butler for this special week was cool. We laughed, shared ideas, talked politics and relationships and books. Books! Alec Butler has a ton of books and he’s read almost all of them. In his interview with … Continue reading
INTERVIEW WITH ALEC BUTLER
Alec Butler is a 2Spirit playwright and filmmaker. He was a nominee for the Governor General Award for English Drama in 1990 for his play Black Friday. Butler has also worked on artistic projects with the 519 Community Centre as … Continue reading
BLACK COFFEE POET INTERVIEWED ON INDIGENOUS WAVES RADIO
I had the pleasure of being interviewed on Indigenous Waves Radio this week. Good times! Lots of laughter, insightful questions, and a flow that lived true to the show’s name. I wrote about my time with Susan Blight and … Continue reading
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Tagged "I Use My Mothers Last Name" by Jorge Antonio Vallejos, "Surfing Indigenous Waves" by Jorge Antonio Vallejos, "They Still Around" by Jorge Antonio Vallejos, Black Coffee Poet, Black Coffee Poet interviewed on Indigenous Waves, Black Coffee Poet on Indigenous Waves, https://blackcoffeepoet.com/, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2vhNeoTA4A, Indigenous Waves Radio CIUT 89.5, Jorge Antonio Vallejos, Lindy Kinoshameg, Susan Blight
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REMEMBERING REENA VIRK: PROSE AND REFLECTIONS BY GITANJALI LENA
This week we’ve been remembering Reena Virk on blackcoffeepoet.com. Monday saw the 14 year anniversary of her murder. Reena was 14 and killed 14 years ago on November 14, 1997: 14, 14, 14. We had a very educational video roundtable and … Continue reading
MOHWAK POET JANET MARIE ROGERS READS FROM HER NEW BOOK “UNEARTHED”
Janet Marie Rogers is a sweetheart! I remembering reviewing her CD Firewater last year, and interviewing her, as great experiences. Meeting her for the taping below were even greater! Reading her book Unearthed blew me away. Janet is chill, … Continue reading
INTERVIEW WITH MOHAWK POET JANET MARIE ROGERS
Janet Marie Rogers is a Mohawk/Tuscarora writer from the Six Nations band in southern Ontario. She was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, and has been living on the traditional lands of the Coast Salish people (Victoria, British Columbia) since 1994. … Continue reading
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Tagged "Glass Teepee" by Garry Gottfriedson, "Skin LIke Mine" by Garry Gottfriedson, "Unearthed" by Janet Marie Rogers, "Whisky Bullets" by Garry Gottfriedson, Black Coffee Poet, E. Pauline Johnson, Garry Gottfriedson, https://blackcoffeepoet.com/, Interview With Janet Marie Rogers, Janet Marie Rogers
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