{"product_id":"the-all-flesh-poems-9781487011826","title":"The All + Flesh: Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner, 2024 Indigenous Voices Award for Poetry in English\u003cbr\u003e Finalist, 2024 League of Canadian Poets' Gerald Lampert Memorial Award\u003cbr\u003e Finalist, 2024 League of Canadian Poets' Raymond Souster Award\u003cbr\u003e Longlist, 2024 League of Canadian Poets' Pat Lowther Memorial Award\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI am made of centuries \u0026amp; carbohydrates\u003cbr\u003e the development of my molars\u003cbr\u003e the hunger the teeth grew\u003cbr\u003e has been with me since childhood\u003cbr\u003e I can't escape the mouths of others\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eBrandi Bird's long-anticipated debut poetry collection, \u003cem\u003eThe All + Flesh\u003c\/em\u003e, explores the concepts of health, language, place, and memory that connect its author to their chosen kin, blood relatives, and ancestral lands. By examining kinship in broader contexts, these frank, transcendent poems expose binaries that exist inside those relationships, then inspect and tease them apart in the hope of moving toward decolonial future(s). Bird's work is highly concerned with how outer and inner landscapes move and change within the confines of the English language, particularly the \"I\" of the self, a tradition of movement that has been lost for many who don't speak their Indigenous languages or live on their homelands. By exploring the landscapes the poet does inhabit, both internally and externally, Bird's poems seek to delve into and reflect their cultural lineages--specifically Saulteaux, Cree, and M?tis--and how these transformative identities shape the person they are today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"House of Anansi Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50661029576978,"sku":"9781487011826","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7ed2f6aa-0d88-48a6-97c6-b798799adc98.jpg?v=1733483897","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-all-flesh-poems-9781487011826","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}