Description
A more serious, poignant collection of Canadian poetry, this work by a queer poet from the Driftpile Cree Nation explores what it means to endure—emotionally, politically, and spiritually—under pressure. Blending experimental verse with flashes of literary theory and striking photographic elements, the poems move like field notes, tracking how queerness and Indigeneity shape love, representation, and survival. Across its pages, the book confronts mainstream portrayals of Indigenous life while insisting on the complexity of desire, grief, and resilience. With a sharp, lyrical voice and a willingness to blur genre boundaries, it offers coping not as escape, but as a living practice of resistance and self-definition.
Available Editions
paperback
House of Anansi Press
Published Sep 3, 2019
96 pages
ISBN: 9781487005771
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Details
First Published
2019
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for NDN Coping Mechanisms by Billy-Ray Belcourt.