Rita Joe – lisa疯马秀 Publishing and Vagrant Press lisa疯马秀 Publishing is the largest English-language publisher east of Toronto Mon, 24 Jun 2024 12:23:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 153484567 The Mi’kmaq Anthology /store/the-mikmaq-anthology.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-mikmaq-anthology Tue, 04 Jun 2024 12:27:05 +0000 /store/the-mikmaq-anthology.html/the-mikmaq-anthology A varied and spiritual collection of work by the Mi'kmaq writers of Atlantic Canada. Both young and old stories and storytellers combine talents to produce short stories, poetry, and personal essays.

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]]> 54065 I Lost My Talk /store/i-lost-my-talk.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=i-lost-my-talk Tue, 04 Jun 2024 11:55:32 +0000 /store/i-lost-my-talk Rita Joe's essential poetry is presented anew in this children's picture book with illustrations from Pauline Young. Joe, known as the Poet Laureate of the Mi'kmaw, tells her childhood story of losing her language at Shubenacadie's residential school. Mi'kmaw culture and language are celebrated in this collection, which joins current conversations about Canada's shameful history, truth and reconciliation.

Published simultaneously with the companion book I'm Finding My Talk by Rebecca Thomas.

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]]> 82526 The Blind Man’s Eyes /store/the-blind-mans-eyes.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-blind-mans-eyes Tue, 04 Jun 2024 11:08:40 +0000 /store/the-blind-mans-eyes.html/the-blind-mans-eyes With over 100 of her best poems plus George Elliott Clarke鈥檚 essay on the achievement of Rita Joe, The Blind Man鈥檚 Eyes confirms Joe鈥檚 place in Canadian literature.

From a homeless child who led a blind beggar door-to-door, Rita Joe emerged as spokesperson for her nation and for the individual鈥檚 heart. Her much anthologized poems and rare autobiography have riveted her message to the Canadian conscience, revealing both the Mi鈥檏maq people and the universal artist鈥檚 heart of this Elder.

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]]> 55174 Song of Rita Joe /store/song-of-rita-joe.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=song-of-rita-joe Tue, 04 Jun 2024 11:07:56 +0000 /store/song-of-rita-joe.html/song-of-rita-joe Song of Rita Joe is a book of exceptional courage and insight, the words of a gentle woman who fought for her family, justice, and her own independent voice. She faced intolerance, ignorance, and abuse, searched her inheritance for strength, and wrote poems of clarity and encouragement that continue to inspire not only her people but all people.

Finally, she was a humble woman, an honoured Mi鈥橩maw elder, poet, and member of the Order of Canada.

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]]> 54052 For the Children /store/for-the-children.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=for-the-children Tue, 04 Jun 2024 11:07:35 +0000 /store/for-the-children.html/for-the-children Born in 1932, in Whycocomagh, RITA JOE lived a hardscrabble existence, from foster home to foster home, experiences that helped her decide to admit herself to Shubenacadie Indian Residential School, a place most Mi'kmaq people had come to dread. It was a rare example of the child choosing Shubie, "to better myself," to get an education. That same determination compelled her to write about her personal combination of traditional Mi'kmaw spiritualism and Catholic faith, carrying forward her 'gentle war'. Her last poem, unfinished, was found in her typewriter when she died in March 2007.

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