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INTERVIEW WITH KURDISH WRITER AVA HOMA

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Black Coffee Poet

Ava Homa is author of Echoes from the Other Land which was just nominated for the the world’s largest short story award: 2011 Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award. Ava is a Kurdish-Canadian, writer-in-exile, with two Masters’ degrees one in English and Creative Writing, … Continue reading →

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ECHOES FROM THE OTHER LAND (STORIES) BY AVA HOMA

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Black Coffee Poet

Echoes from the Other Land (Stories) By Ava Homa Review by May Lui Reading the stories in Echoes from the Other Land, I found myself absorbing and learning perspectives and realities that are both similar and very different from the … 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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PARKDALE STREET WRITERS DANI MAS AND IRFAN ALI SING AND READ POETRY

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Black Coffee Poet

Dani Mas is so talented she can chew gum and sing at the same time! Thinking, singing, and living positivity, Dani Mas uses art to spread good vibes. Enjoy. A very chill guy, Irfan Ali reads widely and writes about … Continue reading →

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INTERVIEW WITH PARKDALE STREET WRITERS DANI MAS AND IRFAN ALI

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Black Coffee Poet

Dani Mas lives her life like it’s golden. She believes love is what makes us human: to love is to be human. She approaches everything with love. Dani’s thirst for life means she enjoys all facets of it. She … Continue reading →

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UNDERGROUND INSPIRATIONS

Posted on July 4, 2011 by Black Coffee Poet

Underground Inspirations By Parkdale Street Writers Reviewed by Jorge Antonio Vallejos underground inspirations by Parkdale Street Writers is exactly what the title says: inspirations from those who live in the Parkdale neighbourhood and know it’s every corner, stairwell, and alley. … Continue reading →

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CELEBRATING QUEER INDIGENOUS VOICES WEEK 2011: POETRY AND SONG BY NICOLE TANGUAY AND ROBBIE MADSEN + A CLOSING SONG BY DAWNIS KENNEDY

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Black Coffee Poet

Nicole Tanguay is a word warrior. She takes seriously the struggles of all women, in particular Aboriginal women and women of colour, in this patriarchal, racist, colonial society. Her pen is her sword and she doesn’t hold back! Listen … Continue reading →

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CELEBRATING QUEER INDIGENOUS VOICES WEEK 2011: INTERVIEWS WITH NICOLE TANGUAY AND ROBBIE MADSEN

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Black Coffee Poet

Nicole Tanguay is a Two-Spirit woman of Cree and French descent. She has been writing poetry for over twenty years and has been published in many anthologies from Connie Fife’s Colour of Resistance to Miscegenation Blues. Nicole’s work speaks of … Continue reading →

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CELEBRATING QUEER INDIGENOUS VOICES WEEK: INTERVIEW WITH DANIEL HEATH JUSTICE + YELLOW MEDICINE REVIEW FALL 2010

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Black Coffee Poet

Yellow Medicine Review Fall 2010 The Ancestors We Are Looking For We Have Become: International Queer Indigenous Voices Edited By Ahimsa Timoteo Bodhran Reviewed By Jorge Antonio Vallejos Near the end of my video interview with Daniel Heath Justice for … Continue reading →

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CELEBRATING ABORIGINAL HISTORY MONTH 2011: A SONG BY THE JOHNNYS

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Black Coffee Poet

The Johnnys are loud, fast, and fun! I met The Johnnys last month at the Hard Rock Cafe in Toronto. A fun bunch, they are kind, charismatic, and very chill. Interviewing Veronica Johnny and Oriana Barbato for XTRA!, The … Continue reading →

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