All Wrong Horses on Fire that Go Away in the Rain by Sarain Frank Soonias

Poetry about intergenerational trauma and its effect on Indigenous voices

Image | BOOK COVER: All Wrong Horses on Fire that Go Away in the Rain by Sarain Frank Soonias

(NeWest Press)

A captivating search through one family's history, All Wrong Horses on Fire that Go Away in the Rain is a stunning examination of intergenerational trauma and its effect on Indigenous voices. Aftershocks and fragmented memories ricochet through this collection, bringing with them strength, intensity and uninhibited beauty. Recalling pivotal work by Billy-Ray Belcourt, jaye simpson, Joshua Whitehead and Emily Riddle, Sarain Frank Soonias makes his poetic debut with a splash that ripples far outside his own work, and marks the entrance of a new, important voice in contemporary poetry.
(From NeWest Press)
All Wrong Horses on Fire that Go Away in the Rain is available in April 2025.
Sarain Frank Soonias is a Cree/Ojibwe writer and artist. His work has appeared in ARC Poetry Magazine, Canadian Literature Review, Carousel, Carte Blanche and Filling Station, among others. All Wrong Horses on Fire that Go Away in the Rain is Soonias's debut poetry book. He currently lives in Red Deer, Alta.