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Poetry Canadian

No Rainbow and Other Poems

by (author) Laura Kooji

Publisher
Bayeux Arts, Inc.
Initial publish date
Oct 2018
Category
Canadian, Women Authors
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781988440217
    Publish Date
    Oct 2018
    List Price
    $13.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781988440224
    Publish Date
    Feb 2018
    List Price
    $7.99

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Description

Beautiful imagery infuses this collection of lyrical poetry from a rising Indigenous poet steeped in the rich culture of her ancestors.

About the author

Laura Kooji is a writer, activist, educator, musician and beadworker. Born in Niagara Falls, Ontario, she grew up in Caledonia and Hamilton next to Six Nations and New Credit reserves. Laura has worked in the urban Indigenous community in Hamilton as a Support Worker and Educator for the past ten years. As an activist and educator, she talks about LGBTQIA+ and Two Spirit people, anti-colonization and feminism. Her published articles are about cultural appropriation and identity, in print and online. She is the co-founder and editor of Bent Q Media, an online resource run by and for members of Hamilton Ontario’s LGBTQIA+ and Two Spirit communities. Laura is learning Anishnaabemowin (Ojibway) and Kanyen'kehà:ka (Mohawk) languages in an effort to bring their creative energy into Indigenous language revitalization.

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