Unit 6: Poetry
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There is so much great poetry being produced by Indigenous poets these days. We are lucky to have several EXCELLENT anthologies and poetry collections from individual poets, which are all available for you to use to find some great poems. Below are some of the books we have available at Nala’atsi:
- Native Poetry in Canada: A Contemporary Anthology
- #NotYourPrincess: Voices of Native American Women – Lisa Charleyboy
- An Anthology of Native Literature in English
- This Wound is a World – Billy-Ray Belcourt
- The Colour of Resistance: A Contemporary Collection of Writing by Aboriginal Women
- The Winter We Danced: Voices from the Past, the Future, and the Idle No More Movement
- Full-Metal Indigiqueer – Joshua Whitehead
- North End Love Songs – Katherena Vermette
- Islands of Decolonial Love – Leanne Betasamosake Simpson
- Injun – Jordan Abel
- Witness, I Am – Gregory Scofield
- The Mi’kmaq Anthology – Rita Joe & Lesley Choyce
Below are some poems that students have analyzed in the past:
- “History Lesson” – Jeannette Armstrong
- “The Beaver” – Duke Redbird
- “Honour Song” – Beth Brant
- “I Lost My Talk” – Rita Joe
Check out Lelaina’s niece’s excellent poetry below (you can choose any of these poems to analyze):
Check out more of Valeen’s poetry here: Valeen Jules Poetry
ASSIGNMENT: Your assignment is to choose TWO poems that you like. You are going to analyze each poem using the worksheet below, which will guide you through your analysis. If you need a refresher on literary devices (metaphor, simile, hyperbole, personification, etc), this is an excellent & comprehensive resource: Literary Devices
Below is the worksheet:
