{"product_id":"the-stone-collection-9781553795490","title":"The Stone Collection","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e★ [Akiwenzie-Damm's] luminescent prose in this book dances \"like jingle dress dancers,\" and is somehow still compressed to shining perfection - Publishers Weekly, Starred Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn the Anishnaabe language and worldview, stones are alive, infused with life force or spirit. Although many of the stories are about loss, under that surface they are alive, celebrating the beauty and preciousness of life.--Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In these 14 unique stories, Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm takes on complex and dangerous emotions, exploring the gamut of modern Anishinaabe experience. Through unforgettable characters, these stories--about love and lust, suicide and survival, illness and wholeness--illuminate the strange workings of the human heart. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAkiwenzie-Damm, Kateri:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKateri Akiwenzie-Damm \u003c\/b\u003e(she\/her\/hers) is a writer, poet, spoken-word performer, librettist, and activist from the Saugeen Ojibway Nation, as well as an Assistant Professor of Creative Writing, Indigenous Literatures and Oral Traditions at the University of Toronto. She is the founder and Managing Editor of Kegedonce Press which was established in 1993 to publish the work of Indigenous creators. Kateri has written two books of poetry, was a contributor to the graphic novel anthology \u003ci\u003eThis Place: 150 Years Retold\u003c\/i\u003e, was editor of the award-winning \u003ci\u003eSkins: Contemporary Indigenous Writing\u003c\/i\u003e, and has also released two poetry and music CDs. Kateri's work has been published internationally, and she has performed and spoken around the world. (\u003ci\u003eRe)Generation: The Poetry of Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm\u003c\/i\u003e, a book of collected poems, edited by Dallas Hunt, will be released this year by Wilfrid Laurier Press. \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Highwater Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50492882026770,"sku":"9781553795490","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7a86fb32-8af2-4aa6-9cc2-06cfc7dc03be.jpg?v=1730612513","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-stone-collection-9781553795490","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}