Poetry

A REALLY GOOD BROWN GIRL

marilyn dumont

"In a world where cultural fascism is becoming the political norm, we desperately need courageous voices who shout Stop! Think! Marilyn Dumont is one such voice. She is a Metis poet with attitude and I applaud her courage and clarity." -Beth Cuthand. A moving and powerful book on the emotional reality of growing up and surviving within a Native culture in a white-dominated society.

brick books $12.95 paper

THERE:

In the Light and the Darkness of the Self and of the Other

etel adnan

In this elegant poem Adnan shares her global insights into the "passion of conflict" - whether it's between women lovers or ancient nations. As it explores the way such "apparent oppositions as self and other, 'metropolis' and 'periphery,' are constructed, understood and often violently maintained, There asks that we turn with renewed attention to the most important matters before us." -Robert Kaufman, Stanford University.

the post-apollo press $13.00 paper