(Re)Generation The Poetry of Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm / selected with an introduction by Dallas Hunt and an afterword by the author.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Akiwenzie-Damm, Kateri, 1965- author, writer of afterword.

Contributor:

Hunt, Dallas, editor, writer of introduction.

Series:

Laurier poetry series.

Laurier poetry series

Standardized Title:

Poems. Selections

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Canadian poetry--21st century.

Canadian poetry.

Canadian poetry--20th century.

Genre:

Poetry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (94 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2021

Summary:

(Re)Generation contains selected poetry by Anishinaabe writer Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm exploring a range of issues: from violence against Indigenous women and lands to Indigenous erotica and the joyous intimate encounters between bodies. From her earliest work in my heart is a stray bullet and Bloodriver Woman, through her spoken word works standing ground and A Constellation of Bones, Akiwenzie-Damm's poetry demonstrates how to represent Indigenous peoples in their full complexity, especially as it pertains to bodily pleasure, love, and loss. Akiwenzie-Damm's afterword speaks to the relations and obligations Indigenous peoples have to one another and their other-than-human kin, as she reflects on the resilient work that Indigenous creative work has done and continues to do in spite of colonial violence. She stakes a claim for the necessity of poetry in the face of ongoing colonialism, not only in the present but in the future and for the generations to come. The introduction by Dallas Hunt locates Akiwenzie-Damm within the field of Indigenous literature and meditates on her influence on the field of Indigenous erotica. Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm writes in service of Indigenous brilliance, love, intimacy, and joy, and speaks with an unwavering voice, one that, to paraphrase Akiwenzie-Damm herself, "shakes the earth."

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title

Copyright

Contents

Foreword

Biographical Note

Introduction

From Without Reservations

fish head soup

a sweet taste of plum

love letter, not sent

From standing ground

this earth a burial ground

native sexuality 101

a song the bones sing

my wild horses

dry season

the feast

slash n burn

From Canadian Literature

driving to santafe

From Trout 8

fihing lines

Waabigonii Giizis

From Bloodriver Woman

when i thought blood was the voice in my head

vision

frozen breath and knife blades

penance for the dead

last rites

From my heart is a stray bullet

sturgeon

to you who would wage war against me

stray bullets (oka re/vision)

i lose track of the land

names

my grandmothers

the book you left in memory

river song

desire

i will be

lovers' psalm

the resurrection of desire

alternatives: one two three

poem without end #3

kegedonce

From Turtle Island to Aotearoa

From A Constellation of Bones

Coming Together

Unison

Across the Universe

Previously Unpublished

boil water advisory

telling story

zombies

Afterword

Glossary of Māori Terms

Acknowledgements.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page xx).

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781771124720

1771124725

9781771124737

1771124733

OCLC:

1273427725