Junie Désil

eat salt gaze at the ocean (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

eat salt gaze at the ocean explores the themes of Black sovereignty, Haitian sovereignty, and Black lives, using the Haitian (original) zombie as a metaphor for the condition and treatment of Black bodies. Interspersed with information about zombies, Haiti, and policies is the author's personal narrative of growing up Black and Haitian of immigrant parents on stolen land. The collection is divided into two sections: the first half focusses on zombies, while the second focusses on the ocean/water and the violent crossing experienced by enslaved folks. The book's title refers to the "cure" for reversing the process of becoming a zombie.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Talonbooks
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Oktober 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781772014822
• Artikelnr.: 74223882

Autorenporträt

Junie Désil, born to Haitian immigrant parents in Montréal and raised in Winnipeg, has devoted over two decades to empowering communities made marginalized.

An accomplished poet, her debut collection, eat salt gaze at the ocean (2020), was a finalist for the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize and explores themes of Black sovereignty and the Haitian diaspora. Currently residing on the Traditional Territories of the Homalco, Tla'amin, and Klahoose, Junie mentors emerging writers at Simon Fraser University's The Writer's Studio. Beyond her professional life, Junie enjoys writing, coaching, consulting, and raising goats.