Co-edited by George Elliott Clarke and Sanita Fejzić, Dis(s)ent is a collection of poetry, fiction, essays and art worrying definitions of truth and the truth-teller in our “post-truth” era.
This issue is motivated by the question: How do capitalism, consumerism and colonialism distort our perceptions of “reality” and confuse our relationships to each other—as citizens, as relatives, as participants in collectives, and/or as “free” individuals?
Environmental rights, Indigenous rights, women's rights, LGBTQ+ rights are at the forefront of the contributors’ minds. Dis(s)ent features stories that question human subjectivity and agency.
The evening will open with a live solo performance by the lead singer of Scary Bear Soundtrack, Gloria Guns, followed by readings featuring Cree poet Michelle Poirier Brown, Collett Tracey, Maïté Simard and Deniz Kilinc, Marie-Pierre Daigle, Sarah Kabamba and Xavier Laberge.
Artwork by Mathieu Laca and Ambivalently Yours will be showcased in the room.
With 57 contributors, the latest anthology of In/Words Magazine & Press features established writers such as First Nations Mohawk/Tuscarora poet Janet Rogers , as well as emerging voices such as Sarah Kabamba , who made the 2017 CBC Poetry Prize shortlist and won the 2017 Emerging Writer Award by Room Magazine.
Writers and artists from countries around the world are featured, including Canada, South Africa, South Korea and the U.S., to name but a few. On top of prose, poetry and essays, Dis(s)ent includes video poetry, photography, painting, music videos, mixed media texts and an entire graphic story by a Jewish-American illustrator, Dav Yandler .
Dis(s)ent also features French-Canadian voices, including twice Governor General Award nominated poet, writer and translator Sylvie Nicolas , along with art by Montreal-based 2Fik and Mathieu Laca and critical essays by emerging scholars Marie-Pierre Daigle and Xavier Laberge .
Dis(s)ent is deeply political and spiritual: we dare to speak truth back to power, labour to reinvent what we desire, and imagine a better world for all beings on this planet.
Co-edited by George Elliott Clarke and Sanita Fejzić, Dis(s)ent is a collection of poetry, fiction, essays and art worrying definitions of truth and the truth-teller in our “post-truth” era.
This issue is motivated by the question: How do capitalism, consumerism and colonialism distort our perceptions of “reality” and confuse our relationships to each other—as citizens, as relatives, as participants in collectives, and/or as “free” individuals?
Environmental rights, Indigenous rights, women's rights, LGBTQ+ rights are at the forefront of the contributors’ minds. Dis(s)ent features stories that question human subjectivity and agency.
The evening will open with a live solo performance by the lead singer of Scary Bear Soundtrack, Gloria Guns, followed by readings featuring Cree poet Michelle Poirier Brown, Collett Tracey, Maïté Simard and Deniz Kilinc, Marie-Pierre Daigle, Sarah Kabamba and Xavier Laberge.
Artwork by Mathieu Laca and Ambivalently Yours will be showcased in the room.
With 57 contributors, the latest anthology of In/Words Magazine & Press features established writers such as First Nations Mohawk/Tuscarora poet Janet Rogers , as well as emerging voices such as Sarah Kabamba , who made the 2017 CBC Poetry Prize shortlist and won the 2017 Emerging Writer Award by Room Magazine.
Writers and artists from countries around the world are featured, including Canada, South Africa, South Korea and the U.S., to name but a few. On top of prose, poetry and essays, Dis(s)ent includes video poetry, photography, painting, music videos, mixed media texts and an entire graphic story by a Jewish-American illustrator, Dav Yandler .
Dis(s)ent also features French-Canadian voices, including twice Governor General Award nominated poet, writer and translator Sylvie Nicolas , along with art by Montreal-based 2Fik and Mathieu Laca and critical essays by emerging scholars Marie-Pierre Daigle and Xavier Laberge .
