Ego of a Nation is a celebration of human territories, bodies of lands in love with the element and nature-based relationships. Full of verses serving justice, both poetic and lawful, playful and spiritual interactions. Ego of a Nation is the culmination of Janet’s elevated place of poetic reflections marinated with time, experience and skilled oratory. Her poems are full of joyous observations from a free spirit, sacred reflections of an Indigenous woman and creative recounting of native survival and excellence.
With staccato beats embedded into each line, these poems exist as accessible sound bites of song. They resonate like a distant train whistle. They take the reader places, real, imagined and personal. These poems are a mature poets collected wisdoms, offered back as Auntie teachings in rhythmic poetic rhymes, eclectic experimental lines and foot stomping statements. Get with it.