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    Witness, I am / Gregory Scofield.

    • Title:[Poems. Selections]
      Witness, I am / Gregory Scofield.
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    • Author/Creator:Scofield, Gregory, 1966- author.
    • Published/Created:Gibsons, BC : Nightwood Editions, 2016.
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Métis--Poetry.
      Indigenous women--Crimes against--British Columbia--Poetry.
    • Description:91 pages ; 21 cm
    • Summary:"From one of Canada's most recognized poets, Witness, I Am delves into the critical issue of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women through the retelling of an âtayôhkêwin, a Cree Sacred Story; builds on the autobiographical arc of Gregory Scofield's eight collections of poetry; and reimagines Metis identity and belonging as contemporary sound poetry, weaving the personal and universal into a tapestry of sharp poetic luminosity."--Back cover.
    • ISBN:9780889713239 (pbk.)
      0889713235 (pbk.)
    • Contents:Muskrat woman
      Ghost Dance. Magnificent liar; Prayer for the man who raped her; Killer; Hospital dream; Convalescence; Sending you away on a boat of your making; Ghost dance; Poem for the Group of Seven; Poet; Cripple; Dangerous love; Panic; This is how the heart breaks; Almost gone
      Dangerous Sound. Untitled; Scraps; This is an honour song for Billy Jack; Dangerous sound; She is spitting a mouthful of stars; Her testimony; This is not a manifesto; Facebook Powwow; Since when; Despite; Credible.
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