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River Woman

by Vermette, Katherena

eBook - 2018

Written in Vermette’s elegantly spare style, this work examines and celebrates love as postcolonial action. Written in Vermette’s elegantly spare style, this work examines and celebrates love as postcolonial action. Show less

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My Name Will Grow Wide Like A Tree

Selected Poems

by Yi, Lei

Book - 2020

Known for her frank writing of women’s desire and criticism of oppression, Yi is one of the most influential figures in contemporary Chinese poetry. In Chinese with side-by-side English translations. Known for her frank writing of women’s desire and criticism of oppression, Yi is one of the most influential figures in contemporary Chinese poetry. In Chinese with side-by-side English translations. Show less

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Little Big Bully

by Erdrich, Heid E.

Book - 2020

A multifaceted exploration of the indigenous experience from the perspective of an Ojibwe woman. A multifaceted exploration of the indigenous experience from the perspective of an Ojibwe woman. Show less

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Burning Sugar

Poems

by Blain, Cicely Belle

Book - 2020

A poetic exploration of Black identity, history and lived experience influenced by the constant search for liberation. A poetic exploration of Black identity, history and lived experience influenced by the constant search for liberation. Show less

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The Gospel of Breaking

by Christmas, Jillian

eBook - 2020

Christmas is a Canadian activist who seeks to increase anti-oppression initiatives in spoken word. Christmas is a Canadian activist who seeks to increase anti-oppression initiatives in spoken word. Show less

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Awâsis

Kinky and Dishevelled

by Halfe, Louise

Book - 2021

A gender-fluid trickster character leaps from Cree stories to inhabit this raucous and rebellious work by an award-winning poet. A gender-fluid trickster character leaps from Cree stories to inhabit this raucous and rebellious work by an award-winning poet. Show less

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A Generous Spirit

Selected Work by Beth Brant

by Brant, Beth

Book - 2019

Selected writing from Mohawk lesbian poet, essayist and activist, whose work gave voice to an often unacknowledged Two-Spirit identity. Selected writing from Mohawk lesbian poet, essayist and activist, whose work gave voice to an often unacknowledged Two-Spirit identity. Show less

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Living Nations, Living Words

An Anthology of First Peoples Poetry

Book - 2021

Featuring work from Natalie Diaz, Ray Young Bear, Craig Santos Perez, Sherwin Bitsui, Layli Long Soldier, among others, this anthology showcases, as Harjo...Show more Featuring work from Natalie Diaz, Ray Young Bear, Craig Santos Perez, Sherwin Bitsui, Layli Long Soldier, among others, this anthology showcases, as Harjo writes, "poetry [that] emerges from the soul of a community, the heart and lands of the people.” Show less

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