{"product_id":"procession-katherena-vermette-9781487013523","title":"Procession","description":"\u003cp\u003eyou are only here\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e to learn from those who came before\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eand make space\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e for those who come after\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProcession: a line of people moving in the same direction; a formal ceremony or celebration, as in a wedding, a funeral, a religious parade. Bestseller and Governor General's Award-winner katherena vermette's third collection presents a series of poems reaching into what it means to be at once a descendant and a future ancestor, exploring the connections we have with one another and ourselves, amongst friends, and within families and Nations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn frank, heartfelt poems that move through body sovereignty and ancestral dreams, and from '80s childhood nostalgia to welcoming one's own babies, vermette unreels the story of a child, a parent, and soon, an elder, living in a prairie place that has always existed, though looks much different to her now. This book is about being one small part of a large genealogy. A lineage is a line, and the procession, whether in celebration or in mourning, is ongoing. \u003cem\u003eprocession\u003c\/em\u003e delves into what it means to make poems and to be an artist, to be born into a body, to carry it all, and, if you're very lucky, age.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ebe a good ancestor\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e be a good kid\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Katherena Vermette\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1487013523\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781487013523\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e House of Anansi Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/30\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Katherena Vermette","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47001570312447,"sku":"9781487013523","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_01e81d44-21e0-4db8-ae49-1316df638b72.jpg?v=1751601468","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/procession-katherena-vermette-9781487013523","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}