Rebecca Thomas – lisa·èÂíÐã Publishing and Vagrant Press lisa·èÂíÐã Publishing is the largest English-language publisher east of Toronto Thu, 27 Jun 2024 11:06:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 153484567 I Place You into the Fire /store/i-place-you-into-the-fire.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=i-place-you-into-the-fire Tue, 04 Jun 2024 11:56:10 +0000 /store/i-place-you-into-the-fire In Mi'kmaw, three similarly shaped words have drastically different meanings: kesalul means "I love you"; kesa'lul means "I hurt you"; and ke'sa'lul means "I put you into the fire." Spoken word artist Rebecca Thomas' first poetry collection is at once a meditation on navigating life and love as a second-generation Residential School survivor, a lesson in unlearning, and a rallying cry for Indigenous justice, empathy, and equality.

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]]> 84603 I’m Finding My Talk /store/im-finding-my-talk.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=im-finding-my-talk Tue, 04 Jun 2024 11:56:06 +0000 /store/im-finding-my-talk I'm Finding My Talk reflects on the destructive effects on colonialism, rediscovering community and finding culture. Former Halifax Poet Laureate and second-generation residential school survivor Rebecca Thomas writes honestly and powerfully in this companion piece to Rita Joe's I Lost My Talk. With vibrant illustrations from Mi'kmaw artist Pauline Young.

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