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Gold Pours
By Aurore Gatwenzi
In this debut collection by emerging poet Aurore Gatwenzi, a stunning new voice emerges as she shares the experience of being young and Black in northern Ontario. Gold Pours is a collection of poems that talk about God, identity, heartbreak and passion. Gatwenzi's honest approach ... Read more
Overview
In this debut collection by emerging poet Aurore Gatwenzi, a stunning new voice emerges as she shares the experience of being young and Black in northern Ontario. Gold Pours is a collection of poems that talk about God, identity, heartbreak and passion. Gatwenzi's honest approach to writing exposes readers to humility, surrender and lessons learned from courageous acts of vulnerability.
Aurore Gatwenzi
Aurore Gatwenzi describes herself as a social butterfly on the cusp of millennialism and zoomers. She holds a degree in Modern Languages and spent two years in Spain teaching English as a Second Language. She is a frequent participant in the Sudbury Poetry Slam scene and is included in the anthology Fem Grit: A Collection of Northern Voices (2020). She is a co-founder of the Black Lives Matter Sudbury. She currently lives in Sudbury.
Excerpt
it must be pure and come
from within, it must ring
truth, it must be soaked
with earnest words
anything that isn't organic
will not suffice
the writer is the receptor
the writer is the instrument
of the truth
when you reveal the truth
you heal
poetry is not personal
thoughts while I bathe
Reviews
Aurore Gatwenzi's Gold Pours is a poignant first collection. The readers will feel an immediate connection to Gatwenzi's graceful reflections and introspection. This book is space to truly be. To exist inside of oneself. Through spiritual closeness to the body and beyond, there is dancing and movement that fills wounds with gold increasing the value of the most broken parts of us. This book is a guide to protecting and understanding the heart. Gold definitely pours from these pages because like the author says, "this body. this vessel she is mighty. "--Chelene Knight author of award-winning Dear Current OccupantIn these unflinchingly intimate poems, Gatwenzi testifies on the intricacies of existence inside "brown skin like clay" offering us a lyrical snapshot of the Black, Female, Believer Poet as "Potter's vessel / filled with authenticity". --Andrea Thompson, author of A Selected History of Soul Speak
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- Dimensions 142 pages, 5 x 7.5 x 0.24 in
- Published October 16, 2021
- Publisher Latitude 46 Publishing
- Category Poetry
- Keywords Canadian , Women Authors , African American , Modern & Contemporary Poetry (c 1900 Onwards)
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