@sjonespoet
Earth scientist. Poet. Editor. Arctic. Geohumanities. Black Canadian & white settler. Books: Attic Rain (NeWest) & I'll Get Right On It! (Roseway). Greyhound enthusiast. Speaks: English, rusty French, beginner Finnish. https://linktr.ee/JonesYYC
The cover of Spruce to Cedar by Lasanma
SPRUCE TO CEDAR (Brick Books) is a collection of poems by debut poet Lasänmą exploring healing despite the limitations of a colonial society. The poems reflect on growing up Indigenous & the ongoing work of reconnecting with language & culture.
Read two poems here: alllitup.ca/two-poems-sp...
P.S. this will be Alberta next if we don’t stop Smith and the UCP from continuing on their bigoted, authoritarian rampage through public institutions. #ableg #abpoli
“House Republicans worked quickly to advance legislation to ban books from public schools nationwide. House Resolution 7661 (H.R. 7661), also known as the ‘Stop the Sexualization of Children Act’…” there’s a much more obvious way for you guys to stop the sexualization of children… just sayin
My story for the Star on cowardice and courage in sport www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
When: 2:30-5:30 pm
Where: Collections Room (Earth Sciences 457), Department of Geography, University of Calgary
Snacks: Yes
Event information: events.ucalgary.ca/social-work/...
Event poster for Black History Month Movie Screening and Discussion. Join us in watching a biopic about Fred Hampton, Former Chairman of the Illinois Chapter of the Black Panther Party, followed by a discussion about the BPP. Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2:30 - 5:30 pm, Collections Room (ES 457), Department of Geography, University of Calgary. Light Snacks and drinks will be provided. There is a QR code that links to optional readings associated with the planned discussion.
*TODAY* Join us for a Black History Month movie screening organized by PhD Candidate @joy_cel, a human geography scholar researching racist logics in property data.
Thank you event sponsors: Department of Geography, Faculty of Social Work, and the Institutes for Transdisciplinary Scholarship.
Just chased my greyhound around the backyard and successfully retrieved a deli salami the magpies dropped and he promptly tried to gulp down. The stamina, the determination, the bravery. The Olympics might be over, but I just achieved something great.
Absolutely!! And in case people want to know how much of a difference it makes, I would need to sell about 240 additional poetry books to make in royalties what I just received for PLR for the previous annual period. That is a lot of books to move in the poetry genre.
Did you tell them they should remigrate their heads out of their assess?
Can we kick all the tax avoidance rich people off services?!
Would I have needed that to come from Nova Scotia? Maritimers, too commie for Alberta, denied. Mmmkay
Yes, agree! And the ecosystem for success for authors who aren’t headliners very much includes the support of libraries! I always let folks know… hey, can’t drop $20.95 on a poetry book? I totally get it. Something free you can do that still supports me is to request it at your local library!
This is all a bunch of racist, xenophobic bullshit.
So let's be real, when Smith says you have to be a taxpayer to access our services, she is setting the scene to target immigrants, but also people who work for low wages who live in poverty, children, seniors, disabled people, the list goes on... this is so so dangerous. #Ableg #Abpoli #Cdnpoli
Corner of an envelope that shows the sender as Canada Council for the Arts Public Lending Rights Program.
Special day 😎 Last year I registered my debut book, Attic Rain, with the Canada Council for the Arts Public Lending Rights Program—a way for authors to be compensated for their books that appear in libraries across the country. Thank you, love your libraries, and keep funding the arts ✌🏽 #CanLit
he's made himself into the smallest dog circle imaginable despite being 85 pounds, and is trying to hide from me.
It’s -32 and my greyhound has been holding his pee for 15.5 hours now…
Jesus H it’s slippy out there #yyc. If you need to be out today Calgary fam, please please drive to arrive. Or as my mama always so poetically articulates, better late than dead 💀
A flag with red, gold, and green vertical bars and a black sankofa on the centre yellow bar.
Oooo got some mail from home today 😍 The African Nova Scotian flag.
indeed
living the academic dream today. read some cool papers to support my writing and now i don't know what my own paper is about anymore. 🤷🏽♀️
my son and I had takeout lunch today and it was $47
yes
Tonight ❤️📚
New emails obtained by CBC through access of information show that before announcing the end of EDI at the University of Alberta, the president sent his announcement to the UCP before publication.
How's that for institutional neutrality?
It was transforming the biggest NFL stage in the world into a sugar cane plantation that did it for me.
Like, the multiple layers of turning an American icon into a plantation and highlighting the history of exploitation of Black and Brown bodies by the NFL and American colonialism simultaneously?
Oooo a classic scary one!!
You’re welcome!! Thank you for crafting such a fantastic book.
Promotional poster that includes the Writers' Union of Canada logo, and headshots and book cover images for the four featured authors and two hosts.
*EVENT* NorthWest Passages, Feb. 12, 7-8- pm MST.
Join hosts Elizabeth Haynes (TWUC National Council rep for Alberta, NWT & Nunavut) and Jackie Carmichael for this free online reading by authors Lori Hahnel, Samantha Jones, Karen K. Lee & Maiden Manzanal-Frank. #CanLit #ReadingSeries #TWUC