I Will Be Corrupted is a collection of poems about a man who suffers from serious depression but is able to appear normal and live somewhat of a normal life. And yet what he sees and experiences in his everyday become poems and an insight into the mind of a kind and gentle person who wants to understand why he is here.
Reviews of past work: "These are powerful visionary parables of suffering, redemption and retribution" --The Toronto Star "Dandurand's collection is a must for readers of Indigenous literature, settler colonial studies, Anthropocene literature, diverse futurisms, or just good poetry. SH:LAM is intense but immensely satisfying." --World Literature Today “What makes Th’owxiya: The Hungry Feast Dish truly unforgettable is in its engaging story steeped in tradition.” (Mark Robins, Vancouver Presents)
Joseph A. Dandurand is a member of Kwantlen First Nation located on the Fraser River about 20 minutes east of Vancouver. He resides there with his three children Danessa, Marlysse, and Jace. Joseph is the Director of the Kwantlen Cultural Center. He has published 13 books of poetry including: I Want (Leaf Press 2015), Hear And Foretell (BookLand Press 2015), The Rumour (BookLand Press 2018), SH:LAM (the doctor) (Mawenzi Press 2019), The East Side of It All (Nightwood Editions 2020), I Will Be Corrupted (Guernica Editions 2020), and his childrens play: Thowixiya: the hungry feast dish (Playwrights Press Canada 2019).
Most recent collection of poetry by Joseph A. Dandurand (member of Kwantlen First Nation, and Director of the Kwantlen First Nation Cultural Centre), which deals with heroin addiction, recovery, and healing.
Joseph A Dandurands thirteenth book of poetry,I Will Be Corrupted, is a powerful work in its depth and craft and beautiful in its simplicity and form. With raw, relentless energy, Dandurand, a member of Kwantlen First Nation on the Fraser River near Vancouver, writel3£
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