Eat Salt Gaze at the Ocean by Désil, Junie

Eat Salt Gaze at the Ocean

eat salt gaze at the ocean explores the themes of Black sovereignty, Haitian sovereignty, and Black lives,...
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Author: Junie Désil
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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Eat Salt Gaze at the Ocean by Désil, Junie

Eat Salt Gaze at the Ocean

Dhs. 94.65

Eat Salt Gaze at the Ocean

Dhs. 94.65
Author: Junie Désil
Format: Paperback
Language: English

eat salt gaze at the ocean explores the themes of Black sovereignty, Haitian sovereignty, and Black lives, using the Haitian (original) zombie as a metaphor for the condition and treatment of Black bodies. Interspersed with information about zombies, Haiti, and policies is the author's personal narrative of growing up Black and Haitian of immigrant parents on stolen land. The collection is divided into two sections: the first half focusses on zombies, while the second focusses on the ocean/water and the violent crossing experienced by enslaved folks. The book's title refers to the "cure" for reversing the process of becoming a zombie.



Author: Junie Désil
Publisher: Talonbooks
Published: 11/17/2020
Pages: 96
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9781772012651

About the Author

Junie D?sil is a Haitian Canadian poet. Born of immigrant parents on the traditional territories of the Kanien'keh? ka in the island known as Tiotia: ke (Montr?al), raised in Treaty 1 territories (Winnipeg). Junie has performed at various literary events and festivals. Her work has appeared in Room Magazine, PRISM International, The Capilano Review, and CV 2. A recovering academic, a UBC alum, and most recently an alumni of SFU's The Writer's Studio, Junie currently works in the Downtown Eastside, on the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱w?7mesh, and səl̓?lwətaʔɬ (unceded and Ancestral Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Territories) and lives on Qayqayt Territory (New Westminster), juggling writing and life.


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