{"product_id":"welikt-kalli-van-stone-9780889715165","title":"Weli\u0026#769;k't","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA multilingual collection by emerging Indigenous poet Kalli Van Stone combines Salish languages with English and revitalizes ancestral traditions.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInterdisciplinary artist Kalli Van Stone embraces syilx and Secwepemc language in these sparse yet potent poems. \u003cem\u003ewelík't\u003c\/em\u003e--which means \"sparkle\" in the secwepemctsín language--captures the story, song and dance which help heal the ongoing intergenerational impacts of colonialism and the residential school, day school and current education systems.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe structure of Interior Salish music and its healing powers are alive in many of Van Stone's poems. The collection itself is framed in three sections for each language--nsyilxcn, secwepemctsín and English--and translations accompany each piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the poet's artwork interspersed throughout the pages, \u003cem\u003ewelík't\u003c\/em\u003e is a rich celebration of creativity and coalescence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kalli Van Stone\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0889715165\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780889715165\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Nightwood Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/30\/2027\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 156\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Kalli Van Stone","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":49001971482879,"sku":"9780889715165","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/welikt-kalli-van-stone-9780889715165","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}