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Zom-Fam | Kama La Mackerel
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Poetry. African & African American Studies. Women's Studies. LGBTQIA Studies. In their debut poetry collection, Kama La Mackerel mythologizes a queer/trans narrative of and for their home island, Mauritius. Composed of expansive lyric poems, ZOM-FAM (meaning "man-woman" or "transgender" in Mauritian Kreol) is a voyage into the coming of age of a gender-creative child growing up in the 80s and 90s on the plantation island, as they seek vocabularies for loving and honouring their queer/trans self amidst the legacy of colonial silences. Multiply voiced and imbued with complex storytelling, ZOM-FAM showcases a fluid narrative that summons ancestral voices, femme tongues, broken colonial languages, and a tender queer subjectivity, all of which grapple with the legacy of plantation servitude.
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Lindy
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Zom-Fam | Kama La Mackerel
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Kama La Mackerel is a trans Mauritian Canadian activist, artist & writer. Their debut poetry collection consists of eight long autobiographical poems. Family life—including spirituality, gender roles & colonial scars—on the former plantation island of Mauritius is vividly evoked. Kreol language, curry spices, coconut sweets, and burning sun. A tender and exuberant coming out memoir. #LGBTQ #CanadianAuthor #poetry

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Zom-Fam | Kama La Mackerel
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when i tell my mother that i am trans
[…]
she tells me that we come from a history & a culture
where women-men
& men-women

have always existed

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Zom-Fam | Kama La Mackerel
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because colonial powers destroyed
people
lands
resources
cultures

but colonial powers
also scythed
the languages
of love

Reggie Have you ever read Tommy Pico? He is NDN and has a poem about why he spells it that way. Because his native language was kept from him and he‘s very angry towards the how‘s and whys of the English language that was forced on him. I think about it a lot. Thanks for sharing this poem. (edited) 4y
Lindy @Reggie Thanks for recommending Tommy Pico. Sounds like I will enjoy getting to know his poetry. Kama La Mackerel is Mauritian Canadian and also trans. Their tagged collection is outstanding. 4y
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CaseyTheCanadianLesbrarian
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Zom-Fam | Kama La Mackerel
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A gorgeous collection of narrative, lyrical poems about Kama La Mackerel's queer, trans, femme coming of age on the island of Mauritius. I loved how it explored looking for and imagining trans ancestry. I loved how it integrated Mauritian Kreol. I loved how La Mackerel skillfully used repetition to create an intuitive rhythm. I loved how joyful and celebratory it was about trans identity. I loved the evocative images. Truly wonderful!

CaseyTheCanadianLesbrarian "it is in these spaces you learn / that resilience is not the silent bruise under your skin / but the hallowed space lodged inside your breastbone." 4y
CaseyTheCanadianLesbrarian #QueerBooks #LGBTQBooks #LGBTQ #TransBooks #QTPOC 4y
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Zom-Fam | Kama La Mackerel
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Many exciting queer books lined up!

Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots (superhero story about a henchwoman)

Crosshairs by Catherine Hernandez (dystopian set in Toronto)

The Contradictions by Sophie Yannow (travel graphic memoir)

The Western Alienation Merit Badge by Nancy Jo Cullen (80s family saga / coming of age)

Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron (queer feminist #YA retelling)

ZOM-FAM by Kama La Mackerel (Brown & Black queer/trans poetry)

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