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About The Author

Tawahum Bige

Tawahum Bige is a Łutselk’e Dene, Plains Cree poet who resides on unceded Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh territory (Vancouver). Their Scorpio-moon-ass poems expose growth, resistance and persistence as a hopeless Two Spirit Nonbinary sadboy on occupied Turtle Island. With a B.A. in creative writing from Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Bige has performed at countless festivals and had poems featured in numerous publications. His land protection work against the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion led him to face incarceration in 2020. Cut to Fortress is Bige’s debut poetry collection. Find him online @Tawahum on Instagram, Twitter and more.

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Poetry in Motion: Tawahum Bige + Stages of Tanning Words and Remembering Spells Part 1: Scraping Lungs Like Hide
A photo of Tawahum Bige, captioned "National Poetry Month on All Lit Up: Tributaries." Tawahum is a Two-Spirit Dene person with a medium skin tone, hair shaved into a short mohawk style, wearing a scarf and sleeveless shirt. They are on a stage, lit by a projector so that the colours and light wash over their face. Their collection Stages of Tanning Words and Remembering Spells is inset in the bottom right corner of the image.
Tributaries: Tawahum Bige + Stages of Tanning Words and Remembering Spells Part One: Scraping Lungs Like Hide