An Explosion of Feathers

SKU: 9781772311532

Author:
Conor Kerr
Grade Levels:
Adult Education, College, University
Nation:
Métis
Book Type:
Paperback
Pages:
92
Publisher:
BookLand Press
Copyright Date:
2021
Publication Date:
Sept 15/21

Price:
Sale price$16.95

Description

Conor Kerr is a member of the Métis Nation of Alberta, part of the Edmonton Indigenous community and is descended from the Lac Ste. Anne & Fort Des Prairies Métis communities and the Papaschase Cree Nation. He is an educator, writer and harvester. This poetry collection is a unique take on an urban, contemporary Métis life. The poems have a narrative element that connects back to land, place, and the traditional and modern territories that a family finds themselves living on. Based on oral storytelling traditions, many of the poems focus on what creates a personal connection to an urban environment that not long ago was still under Indigenous governance systems. This book explores relationality, history, disenfranchisement, cultural resurgence, and through humour, leaves the reader thinking about their own place within Indigenous territories.

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