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UP NORTH: WEEK 2

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Black Coffee Poet

Hey all, A quick update: I’m now in Moose Factory doing a variety of things: meeting community members, attending Gathering Of Our People, interning with the local TV station, chilling with cool people. My schedule has been hectic: Go Go … Continue reading →

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UP NORTH

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Black Coffee Poet

Dear friends, I’m in Cochrane, ON, soon to be in Moosonee, and then Moose Factory on an exchange for the next 3 weeks.  blackcoffeepoet.com won’t be as frequent, or focused on poetry, as is the case during regular weeks. Stay … Continue reading →

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A LETTER FROM TIFFANY WALFORD (GEORGE WASS’ NIECE) AND BLACK COFFEE POET’S RESPSONSE

Posted on July 10, 2011 by Black Coffee Poet

Saturday July 9, 2011 Dear Black Coffee Poet, I stumbled on your website and I was so impressed about what you represent and your voice for the people who feel that they do not have one. I went to PARC … Continue reading →

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LITERARY NIGHTS AT LUMINATO 2011 PART 1: HANAN AL-SHAYKH

Posted on June 18, 2011 by Black Coffee Poet

Literary Nights at LUMINATO 2011 Part 1: Hanan al-Shaykh By Jorge Antonio Vallejos It was well worth hitting up LUMINATO this week.  Although I was sick and wanted to stay in bed I couldn’t pass up the chance to see … Continue reading →

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CELEBRATING ABORIGINAL HISTORY MONTH 2011: ANISHNAWBE POET JOANNA SHAWANA READS HER POETRY

Posted on June 10, 2011 by Black Coffee Poet

Meeting Joanna Shawana was a pleasure.   We drank coffee, chatted, took some photos and hit the park to do a recording of her reading her poems.   Shawana wrote  a poem on the spot and then read it for … Continue reading →

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KARIN LOWACHEE READS FROM “THE GASLIGHT DOGS”

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Black Coffee Poet

Karin Lowachee is one of the few writers of colour and women of colour in the fantasy lit world.   A multiple award winner, Lowachee was postively reviewed in The New York Times.   Her new novel The Gaslight Dogs … Continue reading →

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INTERVIEW WITH FANTASY WRITER KARIN LOWACHEE

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Black Coffee Poet

Karin Lowachee was born in South America, grew up in Canada, and worked in the Arctic. Her first novel WARCHILD won the 2001 Warner Aspect First Novel Contest. Both WARCHILD (2002) and her third novel CAGEBIRD (2005) were finalists for … Continue reading →

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THE GASLIGHT DOGS

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Black Coffee Poet

The Gaslight Dogs By Karin Lowachee Reviewed by Briana Stone Before reading The Gaslight Dogs I thought the story to be of shape shifting. However after reading it, I realized the story went beyond shape shifting and even more complex … Continue reading →

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ALLY? RACIST? ACTIVIST WHO NEEDS TO DO MORE RESEARCH?: A LETTER IN RESPONSE TO “A POEM FOR MAYOR DAVID MILLER” AND A COMMENT BY ALLY AMAN SIUM

Posted on April 3, 2011 by Black Coffee Poet

The following are responses to the poem “A Poem to Mayor David Miller” published in the Toronto Star August 13, 2008 and later posted on BlackCoffeePoet.com September 17, 2010.  The first response is from ally and activist of colour Aman … Continue reading →

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TORONTO POET JENNY SHEPPARD READS HER POEMS

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Black Coffee Poet

Jenny Sheppard is a committed writer.  Everyday she sits and writes in her red journal adorned with stickers.  Hours go by as her green pen fills up pages.   Currently reading the famed short story collection Bad Behavior by Mary … Continue reading →

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