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A
powerful debut by Indigenous performance poet and spoken word artist,
Janet Marie Rogers, Splitting the Heart throbs with the vitality
of a Native drum and wails with a warrior’s wisdom. Both Mohawk
warrior and west coast woman, Roger’s poems speak of personal and
cultural identity, the trials of her people, loss and death – balanced
by exquisite love poems, transcendent in their earthiness. She addresses
the limitations of written history, the illusion of borders and the abuses
suffered by the Native peoples, even those self-inflicted. Created as
spoken word performance pieces, these poems more than hold their own when
committed to print and come alive in an accompanying audio CD. Janet Marie
Rogers is a multi-media artist with a way with words and a great deal
to say on matters of deep importance. Splitting the Heart is
a landmark volume of Canadian poetry. It’s time has come!
A Mohawk writer from
the Six Nations territory in southern Ontario, Janet Marie Rogers was
born in Vancouver and now lives in Victoria, B.C. Originally a visual
artist, Rogers later channeled her creative energy into writing, exploring
poetry, drama, fiction and fantasy. She is known as a dynamic spoken word
artist and performer. Splitting the Heart is her first book. |
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