Mia Morgan on “Lesbos / lesbos”
In a parallel style that balances fragments and phrases, this poem deftly weaves the ancient with the contemporary. With wordplay and themes of mistranslation, the poem explores the ways queer feminine subjects resist how their experiences are written by society.
Annick MacAskill is the author of two poetry collections,
No Meeting Without Body (Gaspereau Press, 2018), which was longlisted for the Gerald Lampert Memorial Award and shortlisted for the JM Abraham Award, and
Murmurations (Gaspereau Press, 2020). A settler of French and Scottish ancestry, she lives and writes in Kjipuktuk (Halifax) on the traditional and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq.
Her competition in the category includes Nathan Niigan Noodin Adler for Ghost Lake (Kegedonce Press), Jenn Ashton for People Like Frank (Tidewater Press), Michael Hutchinson for The Case of the Missing Auntie (Second Story Press) and Katłįà for Land-Water-Sky / Ndè-Tı-Yat’a (Fernwood Publishing).
In its fourth year, the literary contest is recognizing Indigenous talent across nine categories spanning languages, genres and media.
The Indigenous Voices Awards were established in 2017 with the support of a fundraising campaign launched in response to the online furor over an editorial in Write magazine proposing a Canadian literary prize for cultural appropriation.
This year, a total of $39,000 will be split among the winners on National Indigenous Peoples Day on June 21.
Her competition in the category includes Nathan Niigan Noodin Adler for Ghost Lake (Kegedonce Press), Jenn Ashton for People Like Frank (Tidewater Press), Michael Hutchinson for The Case of the Missing Auntie (Second Story Press) and Katłįà for Land-Water-Sky / Ndè-Tı-Yat’a (Fernwood Publishing).
In its fourth year, the literary contest is recognizing Indigenous talent across nine categories spanning languages, genres and media.
The Indigenous Voices Awards were established in 2017 with the support of a fundraising campaign launched in response to the online furor over an editorial in Write magazine proposing a Canadian literary prize for cultural appropriation.
This year, a total of $39,000 will be split among the winners on National Indigenous Peoples Day on June 21.
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