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I place you into the fire

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  • Author: Thomas, Rebecca
    Date:
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    2020
    Summary:

    In Mi'kmaw, three similarly shaped words have drastically different meanings: kesalul means "I love you"; kesa'lul means "I hurt you"; and ke'sa'lul means "I put you into the fire." Spoken word artist Rebecca Thomas' first poetry collection is at once a meditation on navigating life and love as a second-generation Residential School survivor, a lesson in unlearning, and a rallying cry for Indigenous justice, empathy, and equality.

    Genre:
    Canadian poetry, Indigenous materials
    Subject(s): Canadian | Canadian poetry | Mi'kmaq | Poetry
    Original Publisher: [Place of publication not identified], Nimbus
    Language(s): English
    ISBN: 9781771088862, 1771088869
    Collection(s)/Series: Atlantic Canadian: Read Atlantic 2021 | First Nations Communities Read 2021