Katherena Vermette procession Paperback Book

procession a line of people moving in the same direction a formal ceremony or celebration, as in a wedding, a funeral, a religious parade. Bestselling novelist and Governor Generals Awardwinning poet katherena vermettes third collection presents a series of poems reaching into what it means to be (at once) a descendant and a future ancestor, exploring the connections we have with one another and ourselves, amongst friends, and within families and Nations. In frank, heartfelt poems that move through body sovereignty and ancestral dreams, and from 80s childhood nostalgia to welcoming ones own babies, vermette unreels the story of a child, a parent, and soon, an elder, living in a prairie place that has always existed, though it looks much different to her now. This book is about being one small part of a large genealogy. A lineage is a line, and the procession, whether in celebration or in mourning, is ongoing. | Katherena Vermette procession Paperback Book