{"product_id":"blended-thomas","title":"Blended","description":"\u003ch2\u003eRebecca Thomas\u003c\/h2\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe intimate follow-up collection to the critically acclaimed \u003ci\u003eI place you into the fire\u003c\/i\u003e from Mi'kmaw spoken-word poet, Governor General's nominee, and former poet laureate of Kjipuktuk (Halifax).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMake no mistake, we are not ancient or lost.\u003cbr\u003e\n We are very much here, though at great cost to our kin.\u003cbr\u003e\n Daughters of the witches they burned?\u003cbr\u003e\n No. Descendants of the children they refused to return.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eCelebrated spoken-word artist Rebecca Thomas's second poetry collection, a follow up to the critically acclaimed \u003ci\u003eI place you into the fire,\u003c\/i\u003e explores the author's various blended identities—as a Mi'kmaw woman, daughter, sister, auntie, wife, student, mentor, activist, poet, friend—as well as her blended family. From complex relationships with parents, navigating illness, memory, and residential school trauma, to rediscovering and rebuilding sibling bonds, to loves both platonic and romantic, Thomas gets right to the beating heart of it all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eRadiating outward, \u003ci\u003eBlended\u003c\/i\u003e also examines the systemic issues and sociocultural realities that underpin much of Thomas's work. Whether she's exposing the colonial damage caused by Pretendians, protesting government cuts to arts and culture, or celebrating the diverse identities and lived experiences of the People of the Dawn, Thomas's voice is one of fearless wisdom and radical vulnerability, reminding us all of the irrepressible power of the spoken word.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nimbus","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":59982784921886,"sku":"9781774715826","price":21.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0669\/3584\/9246\/files\/9781774715826.jpg?v=1789745621","url":"https:\/\/www.cedarcanoebooks.com\/products\/blended-thomas","provider":"Cedar Canoe Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}