{"product_id":"indigenous-poetics-in-canada-9781554589821","title":"Indigenous Poetics in Canada","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndigenous Poetics in Canada\u003c\/i\u003e broadens the way in which Indigenous poetry is examined, studied, and discussed in Canada. Breaking from the parameters of traditional English literature studies, this volume embraces a wider sense of poetics, including Indigenous oralities, languages, and understandings of place.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing work by academics and poets, the book examines four elements of Indigenous poetics. First, it explores the poetics of memory: collective memory, the persistence of Indigenous poetic consciousness, and the relationships that enable the Indigenous storytelling process. The book then explores the poetics of performance: Indigenous poetics exist both in written form and in relation to an audience. Third, in an examination of the poetics of place and space, the book considers contemporary Indigenous poetry and classical Indigenous narratives. Finally, in a section on the poetics of medicine, contributors articulate the healing and restorative power of Indigenous poetry and narratives. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMcLeod, Neal:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNeal McLeod\u003c\/b\u003e grew up Cree on the James Smith Reserve in Saskatchewan and studied at the Swedish Art Academy at Umeå. His 2005 exhibition \u003ci\u003eau fil de mes jours\u003c\/i\u003e (in my lifetime), at Le Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, was remounted at the Museum of Civilization in 2007. He has two books of poetry--\u003ci\u003eSongs to Kill a Wîhtikow\u003c\/i\u003e (2005) and \u003ci\u003eGabriel's Beach\u003c\/i\u003e (2008). \u003ci\u003eCree Narrative Memory\u003c\/i\u003e (2007) was nominated for book of the year at the Anskohk McNally Aboriginal Literature Awards. He teaches Indigenous studies at Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wilfrid Laurier University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50505162424594,"sku":"9781554589821","price":42.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_79765eb3-a92a-4586-9225-c7e97dd7901c.jpg?v=1730834814","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/indigenous-poetics-in-canada-9781554589821","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}