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Tag Archives: Colonialism
TWO-SPIRIT WEEK 2012: INTERVIEWS WITH DEBORAH MIRANDA, LOUIS CRUZ, AND DOE O’BRIEN
Deborah A. Miranda is the author of two poetry collections, Indian Cartography and The Zen of La Llorona, Miranda is an enrolled member of the Ohlone-Costanoan Esselen Nation of California, and is of Chumash and Jewish ancestry as well. Her mixed-genre … Continue reading
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Tagged "Sovereign Erotics: A Collection of Two-Spirit Literature", Aboriginal Peoples, Black Coffee Poet, books, Colonialism, Deoborah Miranda, Doe O'Brien, https://blackcoffeepoet.com/, Louis Cruz, Native American writers, sexuality, Two-Spirit Literature, Two-Spirit peoples, Two-Spirit writers, writing
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WAUBGESHIG RICE READS FROM “MIDNIGHT SWEATLODGE”
Polite, humble, and cool are three words I use to describe Waubgeshig Rice. Working with Waubgeshig to videotape him reading was easy. He was patient and funny and appreciative of my work. I enjoyed reviewing and interviewing Waubgeshig Rice about … Continue reading
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Tagged "Midnight Sweatlodge" by Waubgeshig Rice, Aboriginal Literature, Black Coffee Poet, Colonialism, First Nations Literature, genocide, https://blackcoffeepoet.com/, Native American Literature, racism, Sweatlodge Ceremony, Waubgeshig Rice, Waubgeshig Rice Reads From "Midnight Sweatlodge"
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MIDNIGHT SWEATLODGE
Midnight Sweatlodge By Waubgeshig Rice Reviewed by Jorge Antonio Vallejos Dynamite comes in small packages! Have you heard the above saying before? It usually applies to people. I think of my five foot mom, a woman of colour, who doesn’t … Continue reading
PAUL SEESEQUASIS READS “TOBACCO WARS”
Paul Seesequasis and I met at a Toronto tea shop last winter to tape this video. Our talk focused on literature and journalism and the discipline of writing. I was amazed at Paul’s wisdom. After chatting for an hour I … Continue reading
THE HOMECOMING: A POEM ABOUT PRISON
It has been an interesting week. On Monday I wrote about my criminal past while thinking of the future of an acquaintance who has been charged with first degree murder; and I explored the prison industrial complex. A few people … Continue reading
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Tagged "The Homecoming: A Poem About Prison" by Jorge Antonio Vallejos, Arab poetry, Black Coffee Poet, boxer in prison, Colonialism, Coming Home, https://blackcoffeepoet.com/, Jorge Antonio Vallejos, Latino Poetry, Mixed Race poetry, Prison Industrial Complex, prison shanks, racism, True Crime, White Supremacy
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THE HOMECOMING: THOUGHTS AND A POEM ABOUT PRISON
The Homecoming: Thoughts and a Poem About Prison By Jorge Antonio Vallejos I found out on Saturday that an acquaintance has just been charged with first-degree murder: “Did you hear about [so and so]?” said my friend. “Was he killed?” I said. … Continue reading
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Tagged "Beyond Scared Straight", "COPS", "Shook Ones part 2" by Mobb Deep, "The Homecoming" by Jorge Antonio Vallejos, Being Insitutionalized, Black Coffee Poet, Colonialism, https://blackcoffeepoet.com/, Jorge Antonio Vallejos, Mobb Deep, poetry, Prison Industrial Complex, Racism and prison, Sexual Violence, The First 48, White Supremacy
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FORGIVE AND EDUCATE KYLA PAWIS AKA RACIST BRAMPTON GIRL HATES BROWN PEOPLE
White Supremacy has been on my mind this week as I saw a lot of it on Face Book via links to articles and videos. I wrote an article called White Supremacy All Around Me. A video by Kyla Pawis helped … Continue reading
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Tagged bell hooks, Black Coffee Poet, Black Coffee Poet VLOG, Canadian Racism, Chrystos, Colonialism, Forgive and Educate Kyla Pawis, https://blackcoffeepoet.com/, Jorge Antonio Vallejos, Kyla Pawis, Kyla Pawis aka Racist Brampton Girl Hates Brown People, Lee Maracle, misogyny, Racism in Brampton, Reena Virk, sexism, White Supremacy
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