Clinging to Bone
Clinging to Bone
by Garry Gottfriedson
$17.95
- May 2019
- print ISBN: 978-1-55380-562-5
- ebook ISBN: 978-1-55380-563-2
- PDF ISBN: 978-1-55380-564-9
- 6″ x 9″ trade paper, 100 pages
- Poetry
Ebook:
Garry Gottfriedson’s Clinging to Bone digs into the marrow, heart and soul of the human condition. Looking deeply into the Secwepemc (Shuswap) world of today, he examines betrayal, grief, love and survival. He pictures how “the broken winged sparrows are lost in flight, surviving starvation in the empty belly of wind.” In “Foreigner” he describes how “my skin is the scent of Secwepemcúlucw / a rez Indian, a foreigner / in my own homeland / can you imagine that?” (where “Secwepemcúlucw” means land of the Shuswap). But he also sees humour in the very mechanics of surviving as an Indigenous individual in the Canada of today. His poetry will draw you into love, laughter and sorrow, but leave you contemplating your own survival. A glossary of Secwepemc words is included.
