{"product_id":"procession-9781487013523","title":"Procession","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eprocession\u003c\/em\u003e: a line of people moving in the same direction; a formal ceremony or celebration, as in a wedding, a funeral, a religious parade. Bestselling novelist and Governor General's Award-winning poet katherena vermette's third collection presents a series of poems reaching into what it means to be (at once) a descendant and a future ancestor, exploring the connections we have with one another and ourselves, amongst friends, and within families and Nations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn frank, heartfelt poems that move through body sovereignty and ancestral dreams, and from '80s childhood nostalgia to welcoming one's own babies, vermette unreels the story of a child, a parent, and soon, an elder, living in a prairie place that has always existed, though it looks much different to her now. This book is about being one small part of a large genealogy. A lineage is a line, and the procession, whether in celebration or in mourning, is ongoing. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVermette, Katherena:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKATHERENA VERMETTE \u003c\/strong\u003e(she\/her\/hers) is a Michif (Red River Métis) writer from Treaty 1 territory, the heart of the Métis Nation, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn 2013, her first book, \u003cem\u003eNorth End Love Songs\u003c\/em\u003e (Muses' Company) won the Governor General's Literary Award for Poetry. Since then, her work has garnered awards and critical accolades across genres. Her latest is the poetry collection, \u003cem\u003eprocession\u003c\/em\u003e (House of Anansi). \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ekatherena lives with her family in a cranky old house within skipping distance of the temperamental Red River.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"House of Anansi Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51623963722002,"sku":"9781487013523","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0da4f7f1-910a-4909-894b-4e5e9a2666a3.jpg?v=1758650193","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/procession-9781487013523","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}