this is a small northern town
CBC Books | CBC | Posted: April 21, 2017 1:20 PM | Last Updated: May 29, 2017
Rosanna Deerchild
this is a small northern town is the long awaited, first full-length collection of poems by Rosanna Deerchild. These are poems about what it means to be from the north; a town divided along colour lines; and a family dealing with its history of secrets. At its core — this collection is about the life of a Cree girl and the places she finds comfort and escape. (From J. Gordon Shillingford Publishing)
this is a small northern town won the 2009 Aqua Books Lansdowne Prize for Poetry.
From the book
cousin comes in from the bush still half-cut from all night partying my cousin wakes me at 7 am n'chi mis he says in slurred cree let's go for breakfast i wear my dawn-yellow sun dress his name is Boy-Who-Is-Always-Smiling his name is Laughter-In-My-Heart his name is Always-Holds-My-Hand
From this is a small northern town by Rosanna Deerchild ©2008. Published by J. Gordon Shillingford Publishing.