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Splitting
the Heart
JANET MARIE ROGERS
A powerful debut by
Indigenous performance poet and spoken word artist, Janet Marie
Rogers, Splitting the Heart throbs with the vitality
of a Native drum and wails with a warrior’s wisdom. Both
Mohawk warrior and west coast woman, Roger’s poems speak
of personal and cultural identity, the trials of her people, loss
and death – balanced by exquisite love poems, transcendent
in their earthiness. She addresses the limitations of written
history, the illusion of borders and the abuses suffered by the
Native peoples, even those self-inflicted. Created as spoken word
performance pieces, these poems more than hold their own when
committed to print and come alive in an accompanying audio CD.
Janet Marie Rogers is a multi-media artist with a way with words
and a great deal to say on matters of deep importance. Splitting
the Heart is a landmark volume of Canadian poetry. It’s
time has come!
A Mohawk writer from
the Six Nations territory in southern Ontario, Janet Marie Rogers
was born in Vancouver and now lives in Victoria, B.C. Originally
a visual artist, Rogers later channeled her creative energy into
writing, exploring poetry, drama, fiction and fantasy. She is
known as a dynamic spoken word artist and performer. Splitting
the Heart is her first book. |
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