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Tag Archives: Feminist poetry
TOP 9 POETRY BOOKS I READ IN THE SUMMER OF 2014
Top 9 Poetry Books I Read In The Summer Of 2014 By Jorge Antonio Vallejos I read these books in Calgary, Regina, and Bayfield, Ontario. My eyes hit pages of poems while sipping coffee in the Higgins family kitchen, on … Continue reading
REMEMBERING ALL WOMEN ON DECEMBER 6TH: “MOVE A MOUNTAIN”, A POEM BY JANET MARIE ROGERS
Every December 6th hundreds of vigils are held across the land now known as Canada for the 14 white women killed in “The Montreal Massacre”. Many people have pointed out that women from many different groups (Aboriginal, Of Colour, Trans, … Continue reading
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Tagged Aboriginal poetry, December 6th Vigil, Feminist poetry, Janet Marie Rogers, Marc Lepine - The Montreal Massacre, Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women in Canada, Montreal Massacre, Transphobia at December 6th Vigil, Vancouver Rape Relief Transphobia, Women Won't Forget
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BCP READS @ POVERTY TO POWER 2013
Poverty to Power Reading By Jorge Antonio Vallejos Photo by Gerardo Correa This past Monday I presented 3 poems about racism in the workplace, violence against Aboriginal women, and the prison industrial complex at the Colour of Poverty 2013 conference: … Continue reading
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Tagged Amani, Colour of Poverty, decolonization literature, Feminist poetry, George Elliott Clarke, Jane Creba, Mayor David Miller, Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women, poetry, post colonial literature, Poverty and addiction, poverty and violence, Poverty poems, Prison Industrial Complex, Racism in the workplace, Rebellion poems, Rebellion Prose, Resistance Poems, Resistance Prose, Violence Against Women, Violence in the workplace
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R.I.P ADRIENNE RICH (1929-2012)
On Wednesday I found out the great American poet Adrienne Rich, 82, past on the day before. Many expressed disbelief and sadness on Facebook. I wasn’t too shocked or sad. I recently learned about Rich from my friend Marcia who … Continue reading
FEMINIST POET SONIA DI PLACIDO READS HER POEMS
Sonia Di Placido is a Toronto based poet currently doing an MFA in Creative Writing. Di Placido has two chapbooks and is working on her first full collection of poems with a small publisher. Listen to her read from her … Continue reading
INTERVIEW WITH ITALIAN-CANADIAN FEMINIST POET SONIA DI PLACIDO
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
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