Witness, I Am
Dublin Core
Title
Witness, I Am
Description
Witness, I Am is divided into three gripping sections of new poetry from one of Canada's most recognized poets. The first part of the book, "Dangerous Sound," contains contemporary themed poems about identity and belonging, undone and rendered into modern sound poetry. "Muskrat Woman," the middle part of the book, is a breathtaking epic poem that considers the issue of missing and murdered indigenous women through the reimagining and retelling of a sacred Cree creation story. The final section of the book, "Ghost Dance," raids the autobiographical so often found in Scofield's poetry, weaving the personal and universal into a tapestry of sharp poetic luminosity. From "Killer," Scofield eerily slices the dreadful in with the exquisite: "I could, this day of proficient blooms, / take your fingers, / tie them down one by one. This one for the runaway, / this one for the joker, / this one for the sass-talker, / this one for the judge, / this one for the jury. / Oh, I could kill you."
From Harbour Publishing
From Harbour Publishing
Creator
Gregory Scofield
Publisher
Nightwood Editions
Date
October 1, 2016
Rights
Copyright by Gregory Schofield, 2016. All Rights Reserved.
Format
Book, 96 pages, 14 x 1.3 x 19.7 cm
Language
English
Collection
Citation
Gregory Scofield, “Witness, I Am,” Special Collections, accessed December 3, 2024, https://archive.fims.uwo.ca/specialcollections/items/show/303.