An Explosion of Feathers

by Conor Kerr

This poetry collection is a unique take on an urban, contemporary Métis life. The poems have a narrative element that connects back to land, place, and the traditional and modern territories that a family finds themselves living on. Based on oral storytelling traditions, many of the poems focus on what creates a personal connection to an urban environment that not long ago was still under Indigenous governance systems. This book explores relationality, history, disenfranchisement, cultural resurgence, and through humour, leaves the reader thinking about their own place within Indigenous territories.

Genres: Indigenous

63 pages, Paperback

Published September 15, 2021

Reviews

[Sarah · Rating 5 out of 5]

Truly a beautiful book. The story telling in this book was filled with emotion and really thought provoking and there were many times when reading this book that I had to set it down and just let what I had read sink in. Wonderfully written.

[Cail Judy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Muscular, funny, engrossing. Great poems.