{"product_id":"i-place-you-into-the-rebecca-thomas-9781771088855","title":"I Place You Into the Fire: Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe incisive and vital first poetry collection from Mi'kmaw spoken-word poet and former poet laureate of Kjipuktuk (Halifax), Nova Scotia.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWe remember tomorrow and a thousand years ago. \u003cbr\u003e From eel weirs to the buffalo. \u003cbr\u003e We remember petroglyphs and Instagram photos. \u003cbr\u003e See, we remember our history, \u003cbr\u003e Without statues, money, or pictures of the Queen.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn Mi'kmaw, three similarly shaped words have drastically different meanings: \u003ci\u003ekesalul\u003c\/i\u003e means \"I love you\"; \u003ci\u003ekesa'lul\u003c\/i\u003e means \"I hurt you\"; and \u003ci\u003eke'sa'lul\u003c\/i\u003e means \"I put you into the fire.\" In spoken-word artist and critically acclaimed author (\u003ci\u003eI'm Finding My Talk\u003c\/i\u003e) Rebecca Thomas's first poetry collection, readers will feel Thomas's deep love, pain, and frustration as she holds us all to task, along the way mourning the loss of her childhood magic, exploring the realities of growing up off reserve, and offering up a new Creation Story for Canada. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiverse and probing, \u003ci\u003eI place you into the fire\u003c\/i\u003e is at once a meditation on navigating life and love as a second-generation Residential School survivor, a lesson in unlearning, and a rallying cry for Indigenous justice, empathy, and equality. A searing collection that embodies the vitality and ferocity of spoken-word poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rebecca Thomas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1771088850\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781771088855\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Nimbus Publishing Limited\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/20\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.30h x 5.40w x 0.40d","brand":"Rebecca Thomas","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44047610249471,"sku":"9781771088855","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6ab4ed09-7e42-46a5-8685-5cee768da0ed.jpg?v=1684991204","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/i-place-you-into-the-rebecca-thomas-9781771088855","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}