Their concrete poems are effective in how they challenge the reader and make them think differently.

For all low performing brands, the continued use of “unacceptable” animal products had “the most adverse impact on their scores”.jaye simpson offers no repose for those who have wronged them, but offers a transcendental and essential work of poetic and literary mastery. They are a two-time Canadian Festival of Spoken Word (CFSW) team member with ULPC, and they published their first chapbook titled Dirty Laundry with Battleaxe Press in November of 2018.

I skimmed through most of the poems in the latter part of the collection, and some of them I couldn’t even read. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.Many of the poems are a reflection or a response to songs from Lana Del Rey, Amy Winehouse, or Florence and the Machine – all musicians who are queer icons.

Magazine it was never going to be okay is a collection of poetry and prose exploring the intimacies of understanding intergenerational trauma, Indigeneity and queerness, while addressing urban Indigenous diaspora and breaking down the limitations of sexual understanding as a trans woman. jaye simpson has a gift for weaving words into beautiful poetry and making me feel something as I read it. I had Amy Winehouse’s “Tears Dry on Their Own” on repeat after reading it was never going to be okay. Medcalf says they have not received a response from the companies that scored negatively in the report, but she is hopeful “we will get to work together to improve their standards of animal welfare”. don’t have tears left once home, save them / for longer nights / remember there are NDN children / who need to eat still.simpson’s ability to connect with the reader while emphasizing the trauma of these experiences demonstrates their prowess; they move the reader without sugar-coating the deep-seated pain of the experience and stir their audience by skillfully maneuvering between a lyrical or narrative writing style.