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Description
Chaos Inside Thunderstorms draws the audience into the centre of the tumultuous political, socio/economical and historical reality of the First Nations experience in Canada today. It is poetic expression that examines leadership, resilience, honour, shame, and love. It examines the issues implicit in the Idle No More Movement and the Truth and Reconciliation conferences. Although the book speaks of age-old themes, it explores them through fresh modern eyes. Eloquent and witty, these poems are power-packed with imagery that uncovers the raw politics of race. There is nothing polite about them. Like his two previous collections of poems, Chaos Inside Thunderstorms is candid and challenging. More importantly, it is thought-provoking and engaging.
Contributor Notes
Garry Gottfriedson, from the Secwepemc Nation (Shuswap), was born, raised and lives in Kamloops, BC. He holds a Master of Education from SFU and has studied Creative Writing at the Naropa Institute in Boulder, Colorado. He currently works as the principal at the Sk'elep School of Excellence in Kamloops, BC. His published works include: 100 Years of Contact (SCES, 1990); In Honour of Our Grandmothers (Theytus, 1994); Glass Tepee (Thistledown, 2002) nominated for First People's Publishing Award 2004; Painted Pony (Partners in Publishing, 2005); Whiskey Bullets (Ronsdale, 2006), the Anskohk Aboriginal Award Finalist; Skin Like Mine (Ronsdale, 2010), shortlisted for Canadian Author's Literary Award for Poetry 2011; and Jimmy Tames Horses (Kegedonce, 2012). His works have been anthologized both nationally and internationally. He has read from his work in Canada, the USA, Europe and Asia.
