Witness, I am
Book |
Nightwood Editions,
Gibsons, BC :
2016.
- 2 of 2 Copies Available at Libraries in Niagara Cooperative
- 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
| Branch | Call Number | Location | Holdable? | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centennial | LIT POETRY SCOFI 2016 | Literature - Poetry | Copy hold / Volume hold | Available |
| Welland Main | 819.154 Scofi | Adult Non-fiction | Copy hold / Volume hold | Available |
About
Witness, I Am is divided into three gripping sections of new poetry from one of Canada's most recognized poets. The first part of the book, "Dangerous Sound," contains contemporary themed poems about identity and belonging, undone and rendered into modern sound poetry. "Muskrat Woman," the middle part of the book, is a breathtaking epic poem that considers the issue of missing and murdered indigenous women through the reimagining and retelling of a sacred Cree creation story. The final section of the book, "Ghost Dance," raids the autobiographical so often found in Scofield's poetry, weaving the personal and universal into a tapestry of sharp poetic luminosity. From "Killer," Scofield eerily slices the dreadful in with the exquisite: "I could, this day of proficient blooms, / take your fingers, / tie them down one by one. This one for the runaway, / this one for the joker, / this one for the sass-talker, / this one for the judge, / this one for the jury. / Oh, I could kill you."
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Details
- ISBN: 9780889713239
- Physical Description: 91 pages ; 21 cmprint
- Publisher: Gibsons, BC : Nightwood Editions, 2016.
- Formatted Contents Note: [Section 1]: Muskrat woman. Muskrat woman -- [Section 2]: Ghost dance. Magnificent liar -- Prayer for the man who raped her -- Killer -- Hospital dream -- Convalescence -- Sending you away on a boat of your making -- Ghost dance -- Poem for the Group of Seven -- Poet -- Cripple -- Dangerous love -- Panic -- This is how the heart breaks -- Almost gone -- [Section 3]: Dangerous sound. Untitled -- Scraps -- This an honour song for Billy Jack -- Dangerous sound -- She is spitting a mouthful of stars -- Her testimony -- This is not a manifesto -- Facebook powwow -- Since when -- Despite -- Credible.