associate prof @ubccrwr & writer of six books, most recently THE IDEA OF AN ENTIRE LIFE
Vancouver, British Columbia
Joined August 2011
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In 'Coexistence: Stories' by Billy-Ray Belcourt, Across prairies and Canada's west coast, on reservations and university campuses, at literary festivals and existential crossroads, explore stories of Indigenous love, loneliness, and connection.
#BookOfTheDay: on.nypl.org/3U7FSAF
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"I’m trying to write about the psychic life of that repression—what it means to live among haunted buildings and unspoken histories." Petala Ironcloud interviews Billy-Ray Belcourt about his new poetry collection. lareviewofbooks.org/article/…
ALT A headshot of Billy-Ray Belcourt
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It’s autumn already. So many leaves have fallen —I have to go out and kiss each one.
Billy-Ray Belcourt, "Childhood Triptych" from The Idea of an Entire Life
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"My gratitude for them was already enormous. I could detect life stirring inside me, a feeling I knew was precious and rare."
"Idealism and Despair," @BillyRayB's story about queer Cree love and intergenerational connection, is now paywall-free online: maisonneuve.org/article/2024…
ALT Close-up photo of a person in a pink sweater with a tattooed hand holding another person's palm to their heart
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"Freedom," a poem by Bahar Orang, with an original illustration by Lauren Crazybull
hazlitt.net/feature/freedom
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Congratulations to this year’s Indigenous Voices Awards recipients for published work in English and French: Brandi Bird, Alicia Elliott, J.D. Kurtness, Soleil Launière, Georges Pisimopeo, and Alexis Vollant! indigenousvoicesawards.org/h…
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Alicia Elliot (@WordsandGuitar) is the winner of this year’s Amazon Canada First Novel Award. And Then She Fell (@doubledayca) is a compelling novel that explores native life, motherhood, and mental health. Learn more at thewalrus.ca/afna. #AmazonFNA
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And another author visit from earlier this week. Thank you so much to Billy-Ray Belcourt for dropping by Broadway and signing our copies of Coexistence! What a lovely surprise!
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From one of contemporary literature's most boundless minds comes COEXISTENCE - a dazzling and poignant collection of intersecting stories about Indigenous love and loneliness from the acclaimed author of A Minor Chorus, Billy-Ray Belcourt (@BillyRayB). Available now!
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Join us Wednesday, May 29th at 7pm for a conversation between @BillyRayB and @MollyECB in celebration of Belcourt’s new book, Coexistence! Register here: bit.ly/44JIDJI
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“What would it look like to ask readers to be in conversation with, or to bear witness to, all these Cree lives?” New collection by Billy-Ray Belcourt brings northern Alberta characters into his readers’ orbit #Indigenous #FirstNation #storytelling #books windspeaker.com/news/windspe…
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I bothered @BillyRayB until I got a restraining order but also a galley of the book and can say it's remarkable.
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Happy World Poetry Day! A good time to read @BillyRayB's first suite of poems as our poetry editor, with beautiful illustrations from @EliotWhiteHill hazlitt.net/category/poetry
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His new collection of short stories, “Coexistence,” offers an expansive view of intimacy that resists colonial expectations.
Why everyone should read Billy-Ray Belcourt, writes @_jackiewong.
thetyee.ca/Culture/2024/03/2…
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There is a certain thrill of discovery to reading @BillyRayB. His writing feels like a secret: something important, something to be shared. Learn more about the Georgia Straight's Breakout Author here: straight.com/living/breakout…
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"Gaza is ‘running out of time’ UN experts warn, demanding a ceasefire to prevent genocide" shar.es/agXUmX
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Read, reread, and amplify prologue for now - Gaza by Dionne Brand. jewishcurrents.org/prologue-…
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Writers Against the War on Gaza is an ad hoc coalition committed to solidarity and the horizon of liberation for the Palestinian people. Join 700+ writers, artists, and others in signing our open letter, and find out more: writersagainstthewarongaza.c…
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Language is inherently political: as bell hooks said, “language is also a place of struggle.” Writers, we must use every tool at our disposal to call for freedom, or risk cheapening the cornerstone beliefs from which we operate.
drafted this letter in alignment w othr writers in + out of the u.s. calling for material action amongst literary institutions + clear individual solidarity frm writers. deep gratitude to those who gave their time +words. we ask that you read, sign + share
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