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ISBN 10: 0889713081
ISBN 13: 9780889713086
Author: Rita Wong
The water belongs to itself. undercurrent reflects on the power and sacredness of waterlargely underappreciated by too manywhether it be in the form of ocean currents, the headwaters of the Fraser River or fluids in the womb. Exploring a variety of poetic forms, anecdote, allusion and visual elements, this collection reminds humanity that we are water bodies, and we need and deserve better ways of honouring this. Poet Rita Wong approaches water through personal, cultural and political lenses. She humbles herself to water both physically and spiritually: i will apprentice myself to creeks & tributaries, groundwater & glaciers / listen for the salty pulse within, the blood that recognizes marine ancestry.” She witnesses the contamination of First Nations homelands and sites, such as Gregoire Lake near Fort McMurray, AB: though you look placid, peaceful dibenzothiophenes / you hold bitter, bitumized depths.” Wong points out that though capitalism and industry are supposed to improve our quality of life, they’re destroying the very things that give us life in the first place. Listening to and learning from water is key to a future of peace and creative potential. undercurrent emerges from the Downstream project, a multifaceted, creative collaboration that highlights the importance of art in understanding and addressing the cultural and political issues related to water. The project encourages public imagination to respect and value water, ecology and sustainability. Visit downstream.ecuad.ca.
Undercurrent 1st Table of contents:
pacific flow
borrowed waters: the sea around us, the sea within us
mongo mondo
the wonders of being several
declaration of intent
fresh ancient ground
journey to the west 西遊記
night gift
too long a sacrifice
a magical dictionary from bitumen to sunlight
remembering the future
immersed
unsung service
medicines in the city
body burden: a moving target
雨 flush
pounce
pollution dodged?
bisphenol ache
motherboard
flash memory
north shore sewage story
lupus, a doubled being
for bing ai
threefold return
sunset
q’élstexw
take a st.and
alpha bets
inner compass, outer radar
dispatches from water’s journey
for Gregoire Lake which way does the wind blow?
detritus
dada-thay
sleepless in Somba K’e
what remains
#J28
holders
References & Influences
epilogue: letter sent back in time from 2115
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