2 October 2010 – Joanne Merriam

Everything that stinks is instinctual.

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Aaaaaand I just noticed that Prick of the Spindle‘s September 2010 issue came out (probably, um, back in September) with my “The Casualty Notification Officer”

Poetry

You can’t make the rent and there’s no more booze.

2 October 201022 May 2015 joannemerriam

My poem “Hamiltons” is a contestant in the 10-10-10 Poetry Contest. Each poem had to be ten lines of ten words each somehow relating to

I acknowledge that I live in Mi’kma’ki, the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq nation. This territory is covered by a series of treaties of peace and friendship which recognized Mi’kmaq and Wolastoqiyik (Maliseet) title and established rules for an ongoing relationship between nations. We are all treaty people. The stories of First Nations peoples have been told in Mi'kma'ki for centuries, and I commit to holding space for those stories to be retold. Moreover, as a guest on this land, I affirm that I have a duty to be mindful of my environmental impact and to reflect on and hold colonial systems accountable.

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Day: October 2, 2010

Everything that stinks is instinctual.

You can’t make the rent and there’s no more booze.