Indigenous Poetics in Canada
Indigenous Poetics in Canada by Neal McLeod, published by Wilfrid Laurier University Press on May 16, 2014, is a comprehensive exploration of Indigenous poetry in Canada. This 382-page volume broadens the examination of Indigenous poetry by moving beyond traditional English literature frameworks to include Indigenous oralities, languages, and concepts of place. The book features contributions from both academics and poets, providing a multifaceted perspective on the subject.
Readers will find an in-depth analysis of four key elements of Indigenous poetics. The text delves into the poetics of memory, highlighting collective memory and the Indigenous storytelling process. It also addresses the poetics of performance, emphasizing the relationship between written poetry and its audience. Additionally, the book examines the poetics of place and space, juxtaposing contemporary Indigenous poetry with classical narratives. Finally, it discusses the poetics of medicine, where contributors articulate the healing and restorative aspects of Indigenous poetry and narratives.
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Indigenous Poetics in Canada broadens the way in which Indigenous poetry is examined, studied, and discussed in Canada. Breaking from the parameters of traditional English literature studies, this volume embraces a wider sense of poetics, including Indigenous oralities, languages, and understandings of place.
Featuring work by academics and poets, the book examines four elements of Indigenous poetics. First, it explores the poetics of memory: collective memory, the persistence of Indigenous poetic consciousness, and the relationships that enable the Indigenous storytelling process. The book then explores the poetics of performance: Indigenous poetics exist both in written form and in relation to an audience. Third, in an examination of the poetics of place and space, the book considers contemporary Indigenous poetry and classical Indigenous narratives. Finally, in a section on the poetics of medicine, contributors articulate the healing and restorative power of Indigenous poetry and narratives.
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