Fists up for National Poetry Month! And we mean that in the best way possible. This year, we feel everyone could see a little more solidarity and community, so we’re getting poetically political with Poets Resist, a series dedicated to poetry as a form of resistance. Every day on the blog we will feature a poet whose work explores one of these: colonialism and violence, homophobia and transphobia, environmental destruction, and/or the !@#$% patriarchy. And to get us further into the spirit, we’ve created a poetry bot that will help you generate resistance and discover even more poets. Go forth and resist!
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Fists up for National Poetry Month! And we mean that in the best way possible. This year, we feel everyone could see a little more solidarity and community, so we’re getting poetically political with Poets Resist, a series dedicated to poetry as a form of resistance. Every day on the blog we will feature a poet whose work explores one of these: colonialism and violence, homophobia and transphobia, environmental destruction, and/or the !@#$% patriarchy. Here’s a line-up of what’s to come (and scroll down to see what you get when you purchase any of these books!):
WEEK 1 – Poets Resist Colonialism & ViolenceApril 3: Louise Bernice Halfe and Burning in This Midnight Dream (Coteau Books) | Blog FeatureApril 4: Janet Rogers and Totem Poles and Railroads (ARP Books) | Blog FeatureApril 5: Garry Gottfriedson and Deaf Heaven (Ronsdale Press) | Blog FeatureApril 6: Moez Surani and Operations (BookThug) | Blog FeatureApril 7: Peter Midgley and Unquiet Bones (Wolsak & Wynn) | Blog FeatureWEEK 2 – Poets Resist Homophobia & TransphobiaApril 10: Christopher Gudgeon and Assdeep in Wonder (Anvil Press) | Blog FeatureApril 11: Zoe Whittall and The Emily Valentine Poems (Invisible Publishing) | Blog FeatureApril 12: Gwen Benaway and Passage (Kegedonce Press) | Blog FeatureApril 13: Jane Byers and Acquired Community (Caitlin Press) | Blog FeatureApril 14: Faizal Deen and The Greatest Films (Mawenzi House) | Blog FeatureWEEK 3 – Poets Resist Environmental DestructionApril 17: Deirdre Dwyer and The Blomidon Logs (ECW Press) | Blog FeatureApril 18: Leanne Dunic and To Love the Coming End (BookThug) | Blog FeatureApril 19: Richard Kelly Kemick and Caribou Run (Goose Lane Editions) | Blog FeatureApril 20: John Reibetanz and Afloat (Brick Books) | Blog FeatureApril 21: Jeff Steudel and Foreign Park (Anvil Press) | Blog FeatureWEEK 4 – Poets Resist the PatriarchyApril 24: Molly Peacock and The Analyst (Biblioasis) | Blog FeatureApril 25: Lisa Robertson and 3 Summers (Coach House Books) | Blog FeatureApril 26: Rachel Lebowitz and Cottonopolis (Pedlar Press) | Blog Feature April 27: Lise Gaston and Cityscapes in Mating Season (Signature Editions) | Blog Feature April 28: Katherine Leyton and All the Gold Hurts My Mouth (Goose Lane Editions) | Blog Feature And, to get us further into the spirit, we’ve created a poetry bot that will help you generate resistance and discover even more poets. Go forth and resist!* * *For even more solidarity, we’ve created a patch and buttons to wear with pride, which we’re giving away FOR FREE all April long. If you purchase any of the books we feature on the blog this month, you also get a set of buttons and a patch to go along with your resistance efforts!Remember to keep up with us all month on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook with the hashtag #poetsresist.
