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BREAKING THE SILENCE ABOUT CANADA’S 800+ MISSING AND MURDERED ABORIGINAL WOMEN: A LETTER FROM A MEMBER HELEN BETTY OSBORNE’S COMMUNITY AND BLACK COFFEE POET’S RESPONSE

Posted on February 19, 2011 by Black Coffee Poet

Many blackcoffeepoet.com readers have commented on the email exchange between Alex Wilson, a member of Helen Betty Osborne’s community, and myself.  In case you have not read it, here it is: February 16, 2011 Thanks for posting the interview. Robyn … Continue reading →

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BREAKING THE SILENCE ABOUT CANADA’S 800+ MISSING AND MURDERED ABORIGINAL WOMEN: INTERVIEW WITH CREE ACADEMIC AND ACTIVIST ROBYN BOURGEOIS + A PHOTO ESSAY OF THE “NO MORE SILENCE” RALLY FEB 14TH 2011 (TORONTO)

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Black Coffee Poet

ALL Photos of the Rally Taken by Jorge Antonio Vallejos Feb. 14- 2011 Toronto   Robyn Bourgeois (Lubicon Cree) is a Ph.D Candidate at OISE/University of Toronto. Her dissertation, “Pathways of Resistance: The Politics of Addressing Violence Against Aboriginal Women and Girls … Continue reading →

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BREAKING THE SILENCE ABOUT CANADA’S MISSING AND MURDERED ABORIGINAL WOMEN: AN INTERVIEW WITH EDEN ROBINSON AND A REVIEW OF “CONSPIRACY OF SILENCE”

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Black Coffee Poet

Conspiracy of Silence: The Riveting, Real-Life Account of The [Helen Betty Osborne]Pas Murder and Cover-up that Rocked the Nation Reviewed by Jorge Antonio Vallejos Four white boys. One Cree girl. Four cowards. One warrior. Two white boys given immunity, one … Continue reading →

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YOU BETTER NOT CRY

Posted on December 25, 2010 by Black Coffee Poet

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 →

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THE BOOK OF CELTIC VERSE: A TREASURY OF POETRY, DREAMS, AND VISIONS EDITED BY JOHN MATTHEWS

Posted on October 26, 2010 by Black Coffee Poet

The Book of Celtic Verse Edited by John Matthews Reviewed by Jorge Antonio Vallejos It was a hell of a time finding an anthology of Pagan poetry for this weeks review.  I contacted three publishers, one author, looked for books … Continue reading →

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INTERVIEW WITH EHAB LOTAYEF

Posted on October 6, 2010 by Black Coffee Poet

Ehab Lotayef was born in Cairo and moved to Montreal in 1989. He writes in English, classical Arabic and colloquial Egyptian Arabic. Besides writing poetry, he is also a photographer, Juno Award-nominated songwriter, and playwright. His play Crossing Gibraltar was … Continue reading →

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