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Writers across the globe speak out against sexual assault and abuse
in this powerful new poetry anthology, edited by Sue Goyette. These
collected poems from writers across the globe declare one common
theme: resistance. By exploring sexual assault and violence in
their work, each writer resists the patriarchal systems of power
that continue to support a misogynist justice system that supports
abusers. In doing so, they reclaim their power and their voice.
Created as a response to the Jian Ghomeshi case, writers including
Joan Crate, Ashley-Elizabeth Best, and Beth Goobie are, as editor
Sue Goyette explains, a "multitude, resisting." The collection
could not be more timely. The work adds a new layer to the
ever-growing #MeToo movement. Resistance underscores the validity
of all women's experiences, and the importance of dignifying such
experiences in voice, however that may sound. Because once
survivors speak out and disrupt their pain, there is no telling
what else they can do.
What can it look like for poetry to bear witness? What might it
feel like for a poem to keep company? A Different Species of
Breathing: The Poetry of Sue Goyetteoffers an introduction to the
work of a poet whose writing attends to these large and connected
questions.Goyette’s poetry experiments with (and pushes at the
edges of) lyric poetry to explore webs of connection. Whether
considering the ways in which systems of care fail children, the
devastating reach of Big Pharma, the reciprocal relationship
between oceans and humans, or the possibilities that rest in
rewriting one’s own story, Goyette’s poetry is rooted in the
work of witnessing and being in company with others. A Different
Species of Breathing opens with an introduction by scholar, editor,
and poet Bart Vautour, which offers readers context for Goyette’s
lyric innovations as well as her key poetic concerns. A selection
chosen from across Goyette’s published work then presents readers
with poems that appear in chronological order to ground readers in
the poet’s trajectories of thinking. The volume closes with a new
and previously unpublished interview between Goyette and scholar
and writer Erin Wunker. For scholars, poetry aficionados, students,
and those interested in questions of care, connection, and
ecosystems.
Each year, the best books of poetry published in English
internationally and in Canada are honoured with the Griffin Poetry
Prize, one of the world's most prestigious and richest literary
awards. Since 2001 this annual prize has tremendously spurred
interest in and recognition of poetry, focusing worldwide attention
on the formidable talent of poets writing in English and works in
translation. Each year The Griffin Poetry Prize Anthology features
the work of the extraordinary poets shortlisted for the awards and
introduces us to some of the finest poems in their collections.
Royalties generated from The 2017 Griffin Poetry Prize Anthology
will be donated to UNESCO's World Poetry Day, which was created to
support linguistic diversity through poetic expression and to offer
endangered languages the opportunity to be heard in their
communities. Shortlist announced: April 11, 2017 Readings: June 7,
2017 Prizes awarded: June 8, 2017
Writers across the globe speak out against sexual assault and abuse
in this powerful new poetry anthology, edited by Sue Goyette. These
collected poems from writers across the globe declare one common
theme: resistance. By exploring sexual assault and violence in
their work, each writer resists the patriarchal systems of power
that continue to support a misogynist justice system that supports
abusers. In doing so, they reclaim their power and their voice.
Created as a response to the Jian Ghomeshi case, writers including
Joan Crate, Ashley-Elizabeth Best, and Beth Goobie are, as editor
Sue Goyette explains, a "multitude, resisting." The collection
could not be more timely. The work adds a new layer to the
ever-growing #MeToo movement. Resistance underscores the validity
of all women's experiences, and the importance of dignifying such
experiences in voice, however that may sound. Because once
survivors speak out and disrupt their pain, there is no telling
what else they can do.
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