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INTERVIEW WITH MONTREAL POET KATHARINE BEEMAN

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Black Coffee Poet

Katharine Beeman is a Montreal poet, translator, and activist. Beeman is the writer of the chapbooks A Swamp And Forest Inlander Meets The Sea and Direct and Devious Ways. Her poetry has been featured in many magazines and poetry anthologies. Beeman … Continue reading →

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BCP READS @ WE ARE WHO WE ARE

Posted on October 26, 2012 by Black Coffee Poet

We Are Who We Are was one of the best events I have ever participated in. The ultra diverse group of performers read poems, danced burlesque, sang songs in their languages, and much more. To say We Are Who We … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged "Not Vanishing" by Chrystos, Black Coffee Poet, Cancer, Cancer poems, Chrystos, feminism, Identity politics, lymphoma, mixed race identity, Mixed Race issues, poetry, post colonial literature, We Are Who We Are | 1 Comment

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Posted on October 1, 2012 by Black Coffee Poet

iii By J. Fisher Reviewed by Jorge Antonio Vallejos It’s my first review of Year 3 on blackcoffeepoet.com and what a perfect choice: iii by J. Fisher. After taking three weeks off in August I got back in the swing … Continue reading →

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BCP READING POEMS ON HOWL RADIO

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Black Coffee Poet

It was a pleasure and an honour to read on HOWL radio. Host Nik Beat asked me a few questions and I read 3 poems. I wrote an article about my time on HOWL and here is the video! … Continue reading →

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LEANNE SIMPSON READS FROM “DANCING ON OUR TURTLE’S BACK”

Posted on June 8, 2012 by Black Coffee Poet

After months of back and forth emails I finally got to meet Leanne Simpson and video tape her for blackcoffeepoet.com. We met at a Toronto coffee shop. Our meet and greet was short, we got to work, and it was … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged "Dancing On Our Turtle's Back" by Leanne Simpson, Aboriginal Academia, Aboriginal Studies, Alderville First Nation, Anti Colonial writing, Black Coffee Poet, Colonial Studies, feminism, First Nations Peoples, First Nations Sovereignty, First Nations Women, https://blackcoffeepoet.com/, Indigenous Peoples, Indigenous Studies, Leanne Simpson, Nishnaabeg culture, Nishnaabeg Land, Nishnaabekwe, racism, Turtle Island | 3 Comments

THE BATTY BOYS REVENGE

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Black Coffee Poet

Meeting Troy Jackson for this week’s taping was great. We laughed, shared stories, and took a short walk. Community is a big theme in Jackson’s work, this song, The Batty Boys Revenge, in particular. See my review of … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry | Tagged "The Batty Boys Revenge" by Troy Jackson, Anti gay bashing, Anti Homophobia, Anti-oppression, Black Coffee Poet, CD of Troy, Daniel Zamudio, feminism, Gay Bashing, Gay Straight Alliance, homophobia, https://blackcoffeepoet.com/, KIlling Gay Men, LGBTQ music, LGBTQ safety, LGBTQ Writing, Mathew Sheppard, Mixed Race artist, Pastor Sean Harris, Troy Jackson | Leave a comment

INTERVIEW WITH ZORRAS

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Black Coffee Poet

Scottish-Canadian poet Sandra Alland and Belgian-Venezuelan musician Y. Josephine formed the multimedia performance troupe, Zorras, in Edinburgh in 2007. They quickly became known for their unique bilingual mixture of text, sound poetry, percussion, singing, guitar, megaphones and projected images. Zorras inject passion and humour into both … Continue reading →

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INTERVIEW WITH ITALIAN-CANADIAN FEMINIST POET SONIA DI PLACIDO

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Black Coffee Poet

BCP: Why poetry? SDP: Why any medium? I have always been drawn to written mediums that create a rhythmic dialogue between or among humans. Communication, exploration of language, the senses and sentiment. I am a poet and playwright by nature … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry | Tagged "Vulva Magic" by Sonia Di Placido, Anti-Femisim, Black Coffee Poet, feminism, Feminist poetry, http://bla, London Times, MFA in Creative Writing, Sonia Di Placido, The New Yorker, Vulva Magic | 3 Comments

INTERVIEW WITH MOHAWK POET JANET MARIE ROGERS

Posted on October 20, 2010 by Black Coffee Poet

Janet Marie Rogers is a spoken-word poet from Six Nations Territory in Ontario, Canada who started writing in 1996. Her literary passions are Native heritage, feminism, historical territories, human love, sexuality and spirit. Rogers hosts Victoria, BC’s only Native radio … Continue reading →

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NOT VANISHING

Posted on September 13, 2010 by Black Coffee Poet

Not Vanishing by Chrystos Reviewed By Jorge Antonio Vallejos I first read about Chrystos in REDWIRE Magazine. She was listed as one of the top ten Indigenous writers you have to read as an Indigenous person. I remember the photo … Continue reading →

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