Francine Merasty

Author of Iskotew Iskwew: Poetry of a Northern Rez Girl to purchase go to

[Francine Merasty @blazingfire3945]

@GeeksGamersCom Review hahahahah - couldn’t finish it too repetitive in some parts - what garbage nonsense gross 🤮

[Indigenous Voices Awards @IndigenousVAs]

Finalists have been announced for the 2022 IVAs! The IVAs celebrate exceptional emerging Indigenous writers working in English, French, and Indigenous languages. See the full list, here: https://t.co/pEnYYdXpR5

[AlaskaQuarterlyReview @AQReview]

Don't miss AQR's live reading with @jessicalgjacobs, @blazingfire3945, and John Bargowski on Friday, March 11 at 4pm AKDT/7pm EST!

Watch live at https://t.co/s89uKixUee

[Francine Merasty @blazingfire3945]

Saskatoon Sunset

[Francine Merasty @blazingfire3945]

@WordsandGuitar Scary

[Francine Merasty @blazingfire3945]

@JoyHarjo But I’m from north of the medicine line 😢

[Francine Merasty @blazingfire3945]

… if my creative work did anything in this world, I wanted Indians to be seen as human beings. - Joy Harjo

[Francine Merasty @blazingfire3945]

writing poetry, connected to everything - all waiting for the next line, when it’s settled, detonation.
An explosion reaching infinity.

[Francine Merasty @blazingfire3945]

@wormla To deadleh this ☝🏽

[Martha Troian @ozhibiiige]

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[Tamara Pearl @TamaraPearl5]

I sat beside him in grade 10 History at Bedford Road high school in Saskatoon. I remember blushing beet red when he asked for some looseleaf paper from me, as I was one of many who had a crush on him. Neil was super cute, charming & full of life. I’m still stunned 31 years later.

[CBC Books @cbcbooks]

"The only way we're going to survive this, this trauma that we're going through right now, is to have a positive spirit." says Tomson Highway, author of Permanent Astonishment. https://t.co/GTtuHzEhWE

[𝕽on Riekki 〽️ @RiekkiRon]

"The true alchemists do not change lead into gold; they change the world into words."
--William H. Gass

[BookLand Press @booklandpress]

BookLand's books authored by many talented Indigenous authors including Francine Merasty, John Brady McDonald, Norma Dunning, Connor Kerr and others are on display at Canada's stand during recent book fairs.

[Francine Merasty @blazingfire3945]

Do you remember when you joined Twitter? I do! #MyTwitterAnniversary

[CBC Books @cbcbooks]

Here are the 31 writers from across Canada who have been longlisted for the 2021 CBC Poetry Prize! @banffcentre @CanadaCouncil https://t.co/2fzH3tiRMe

[Francine Merasty @blazingfire3945]

I made the list!

31 writers make the 2021 CBC Poetry Prize longlist | CBC Books https://t.co/60ImAZyFlR

[Creeson Agecoutay @CreesOnCBC]

RS survivors told me about stories of Indigenous children taken from the school grounds at night & put on a boat to the monastery across the lake. Star Blanket FN will search that area as well. The monastery burnt down long ago & the land owners have agreed to the searches.

[Francine Merasty @blazingfire3945]

We can speak for ourselves
We can do our own research
We are intelligent
We are strong
We are resilient
We are we can ….

[Francine Merasty @blazingfire3945]

Modern Day Wesagichak’s (tricksters)

Lots of fake Indians are quaking in their moccasins

Tying the sash tighter around their waist

part Cree, Dene, Anish from many moons ago

Come see the dream catcher hanging from the ceiling

just come from a vision quest in California

[Francine Merasty @blazingfire3945]

Braids down a back, deer drum in da closet, red river jigging champion

As if these outward symbols would anoint them indigenous

Pretend Indian as a stepping stone to money, prestige and acclaim

While we continue living the oppression