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The punishment / Joseph Dandurand.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dandurand, Joseph A., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Poetry.
- Genre:
- Poetry.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (133 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Gibsons, British Columbia : Nightwood Editions, [2022]
- Summary:
- "The Punishment is the latest addition to the oeuvre of prolific Kwantlen writer Joseph Dandurand, whose stunning previous collection, The East Side of It All, was shortlisted for the Griffin Poetry Prize. In The Punishment, Joseph Dandurand's now-familiar storyteller's voice wrangles trauma, grief, forgiveness and love. His poems illustrate the poet's solitary existence. With scenes of residential school, the psych ward, the streets and the river, Dandurand reveals an arduous journey: one poet's need to both understand his life and find ways to escape it. Through poetry, he shares with us all his lovers. He shares the streets. He shares what he sees: the great eagles and small birds; his culture and teachings; the East Side; self-pity; the deception of love; the deception of hate; sasquatches; spirits; and his people, the Kwantlen. At root, The Punishment is about survival. Dandurand's poems will show you disease. They'll show you cedar. They'll show you music. They'll show you shadows. They'll show you forgiveness, and they'll show you punishment."-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Half Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- I
- The Unhappy Daybreak
- The Punishment
- It Was Impossible to Forgive Them
- Even the Promise of Freedom
- I am punished…
- Part of a Machine
- Violence
- Sinking In
- Hit the Ground Running
- The Heroic Episodes of Desire
- Candles
- Shaking the Tree of Memory
- The New Haircut
- Last Stop
- The Hunting Grounds
- Seconds to Centuries
- The Familiar Scent
- The Other Side
- The Rusty Key
- Ceremony
- In the Park in the Middle of the City
- The Joke of Consent
- II
- We Came from the Sky
- The Rumours Fly
- A Man So Great
- 1
- 2
- The Healer
- Where Were You Last Night?
- Perhaps the Only Thing
- Keep It for the Endless Nights
- The Shadows of a Cold Day
- Just Like a Spirit
- Dances in the Wind
- The rains fall as the river slowly rises…
- To Live with the Risen
- The Constant Moment
- Fish Stories
- How to Smoke a Dog Salmon
- The Island
- The Day Begins
- Whispers in the Back of the Room
- The Climb
- The Man Who Was Once a Bear
- Watch and Learn
- Understanding the Dark Simplicity
- The Dance
- The Rains Fall
- The Time of Ice
- Something in the Air
- Clarion Call
- III
- Poetic Inspiration
- My Glasses Are Dirty
- The Parade
- This Last Century
- The Day Ends Early
- The Writing Life
- Virtuoso
- Sands of Time
- Kind Words
- First and Last Impressions
- 3
- Wipe Out Those Who Sink
- Top of the Mountain
- The Ancient Spoils
- I Am the Wanted
- The Sting Kills
- Through the Panes
- 4
- 5
- A Writer's Nightmare
- Red
- Glass
- River
- Self-pity
- Count the Days
- The Moon Shine Shades Black Clouds
- The Cheerfulness of Nothing Else
- About the Author.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Dandurand, Joseph The Punishment
- ISBN:
- 9780889714335
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