Welcome to Litsy!

A beautiful collection of poetry highlighting Indigenous issues in Alberta. Containing themes such as identity, family and grief, Belcourt weaves a somewhat autobiographical account of his life. If you like prose form poetry you will definitely like this book. As this is a collection of poetry, Belcourt switches between first person and third person limited narration depending on the pronoun use in his poem.

"i am trying to figure out how to be in the world without wanting it. this, perhaps, is what it means to be native." Billy-Ray Belcourt will be at #emwf18 to read from his breathtaking poetry collection, This Wound is a World, which turns to love and sex to understand how Indigenous peoples shoulder sadness and pain without giving up on the future. bit.ly/2yJSQdJ #canlit #poetry #griffinpoetryprize #indigenous

I started taking photos of my favourite poems in this collection, but I soon realized that it was pointless because I was taking photos of nearly every one. If I had to pick a favourite though, I think I would go with “God‘s River”. This is an incredibly powerful collection of poetry, and it‘s no wonder it won the 2018 Griffin Poetry Prize. I can‘t wait to meet Billy-Ray Belcourt at #emwf18 @EMWF #canlit #poetry

One of the best poetry collections I have read so far this year. Emotional and academic thought blend perfectly here. Highly recommended.

i ran off the edge of the world
into another world
and there everyone
was at least a little gay.

#lgbtq #Indigenous #poetry

Congratulations to this #queer #Indigenous poet! 🇨🇦

TOWARDS A THEORY OF DECOLONIZATION

1. forget everything you‘ve learned about love.

2. investment is the social practice whereby one risks losing it all to be part of something that feels like release. lose everything with me.

3. indian time is a form of time travel. a poetics of lateness.

4. i never liked goodbyes, but some of us aren‘t here to stay.

#Indigenous poets and a visual artist wowed us yesterday at the Edmonton #Poetry Festival. Nêhiyawêtân! was fantastic! http://edmontonpoetryfestival.com/schedule/nehiyawetan