Kipocihkân: Poems New and Selected

by Gregory Scofield and Cleo Qian

Book Overview

The first anthology of urban Aboriginal songs by Gregory Scofield is a retrospective of the award-winning poet's pivotal work to date. The word kipocihkan is Cree slang for someone who is mute or unable to speak, and charted in this book is Scofield's journey out of that silence to become one of the most powerful voices of our time.

I make offerings to my Grandmothers and Grandfathers when I write. I ask them to come and sit with me,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 088971228X
• ISBN13: 9780889712287
• Release Date: May 2009
• Publisher: Nightwood Editions
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 2.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"