Virginia Pésémapéo Bordeleau

Broschiertes Buch

Poetry Marching for Sindy

Beschreibung

Explore the poignant disappearance of Sindy Ruperhouse from the Abitibiwinni First Nation. Virginia Pesemapeo Bordeleau's stirring poem expresses grief, longing, and hope for Sindy's return while shedding light on the issue of gender-based violence and celebrating the resilience of women and community.

Autor

Virginia Pésémapéo Bordeleau is a Cree visual artist, poet, and writer from Rapides-des-Cèdres in Jamésie, Quebec. She is the author of three novels and three poetry collections, including Poetry Marching for Sindy. She is the recipient of numerous prizes, awards, and scholarships both for her art and her literature, including the Prix littéraire de l?Abitibi-Témiscamingue in 2012 for Le Crabe noir, an unpublished collection of poetry. She frequently serves as a speaker on the subject of Indigenous art and literature in Canada and internationally. Susan Ouriou is a Canadian fiction writer, literary translator, and editor from Red Deer, Alberta. She was the founding editor of the translation anthology TransLit and is an award?winning fiction writer. Her translation of Charlotte Gingras? La liberté? Connais pas, titled in English as Pieces of Me, was awarded the Governor General's Award for French to English translation in 2009. Six of her translations have been shortlisted for the award. In 2010, she was appointed a Chevalier in France's Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in recognition of her commitment to La Francophonie through her work as a writer, translator and interpreter. The Future, her translation of Catherine Leroux's L?avenir was longlisted for the Carol Shields Prize and the winner of the 2024 Canada Reads competition. She lives in Calgary, Alberta.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Inanna Publications and Education, Inc.
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Juli 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 191mm x 150mm x 5mm
• Gewicht: 113g
• ISBN-13: 9781771339742
• ISBN-10: 1771339748
• Artikelnr.: 72029484