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Margo Tamez is a poet, historian, activist, and Associate Professor of Indigenous Studies at the University of British Columbia. Her writing has appeared in the American Poetry Review, Cimarron Review, Hawaii Pacific Review, and Missouri Review. Her previous collections include Naked Wanting (2003) and Raven Eye (2007), which won the WILLA Literary Award in poetry. She lives in the unceded territory of the Sqilxw Peoples, Okanagan Nation, BC, Canada.
ADVANCE PRAISE FOR FATHER | GENOCIDE
"Father | Genocide is a chef-d’oeuvre that transcends time,
borders, space and individual personality to exalt the resilience
and strength of Tamez’s people, the Dene Ndé (Lipan Apache). In
this stunning new work, Margo defies the limitations of
two-dimensional printed media to take readers on an experiential
journey into a culture and cosmovision that rebuffs imposed
geopolitical limitations and facile, erroneous renditions of its
history."
—Darrel McLeod
“In Margo Tamez’s new collection, she writes, “I have arrows.”
These arrows speak powerfully and lyrically about the genocidal
past, loss, and barriers. Much is revealed here about the Dene Nde’
(Lipan Apache), the land, spiritual existence, and women as
lawgivers. In Tamez’s hands the arrows aim true and straight. These
voices will not be silenced.”
—Laura Tohe
"What Tamez’s Father | Genocide offers us is an insight into
paternal remembrance & identity. The dissection of identity &
blending Apache language repurposes the historical memory or
benchmarks the archival burden of breaking down barriers, walls, &
fences. Tamez's use of vertical lines establishes a hybrid form of
space & place. The bending of phrase creates a cyclic motion taking
us back to Survivance & reconciliation, a fracture restoration of
memory"
—Crisosto Apache, author of GENESIS
"Margo Tamez’s poems are a witness to legacies of colonial violence
and family resilience. They unpack how “Ideas are like holsters for
guns” or “When fear imprisons the father the whole family
internalizes prison through him.” They protest. They name
names. They demand to be heard and they imply action. You’ll find
yourself positioned in relation to Tamez’s poetry—who am I in the
face of these statements? where do I place on this map of justice?
where would I like to stand in relation to this witness? Father |
Genocide is a bold book, holding every one of us accountable for a
world order we maintain. We have learned well in recent decades
just how personal the political can be. Brought together in this
collection, Tamez’ poems make that truth a reckoning."
—Michael V. Smith
"Tamez's poetry has always possessed an imagery that disturbs the
mind with its bravery of language, musical indictments of culture,
and profound good heart. In this distressed year of plague, it is
so important to have poems that are lumined with truth and courage.
She is one of our great lyric poets. This book is simply
wonderful!"
—Norman Dubie, author of The Quotations of Bone
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