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it was never going to be okay

it was never going to be okay

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  • Author：jaye simpson
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Summary

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。 As a way to move from the linear timeline of healing and coming to terms with how trauma does not exist in subsequent happenings， it was never going to be okay tries to break down years of silence in simpson’s debut collection of poetry:


i am five


my sisters are saying boy


i do not know what the word means but—


i am bruised into knowing it: the blunt b，


the hollowness of the o， the blade of y 

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Reviews

Tim Butzen-Cahill ，

This collection was good and is important。 I wish there was a better balance of forms。

Joy ，

"boy" was one of my favourites， an excerpt:i am five my sisters are saying boyi do not know what the word means buti am bruised into knowing it: the blunt b，the hollowness of the o， the blade of y，oh how they struck "boy" was one of my favourites， an excerpt:i am five my sisters are saying boyi do not know what the word means buti am bruised into knowing it: the blunt b，the hollowness of the o， the blade of y，oh how they struck 。。。more

Nandita ，

Powerful and haunting。 On every level。 To see one's vulnerability and self expression in such a poignant form， wow。 To see reflections of my own familiar in that vulnerability。 Wow。 Powerful and haunting。 On every level。 To see one's vulnerability and self expression in such a poignant form， wow。 To see reflections of my own familiar in that vulnerability。 Wow。 。。。more

Orissa ，

Beautiful。

Lily Wang ，

READ THIS BOOK

bookcaked ，

Broken into four sections， this collection of poetry meditates on the author’s memories from childhood into adulthood。 It is powerful， moving， and filled with joy， and also pain。 I am by no means a poetry expert or even a regular dabbler。 I often feel as if I miss out on the intricacies poetry has to offer， bypassing underlying themes or symbolism。 But with simpsons’ work， I never felt that way。 I read this in one sitting， engrossed in their writing， immersed in magic。 It was beautiful and emoti Broken into four sections， this collection of poetry meditates on the author’s memories from childhood into adulthood。 It is powerful， moving， and filled with joy， and also pain。 I am by no means a poetry expert or even a regular dabbler。 I often feel as if I miss out on the intricacies poetry has to offer， bypassing underlying themes or symbolism。 But with simpsons’ work， I never felt that way。 I read this in one sitting， engrossed in their writing， immersed in magic。 It was beautiful and emotional。 The structure and word choices are so delicately deliberate and filled with care。 I am thoroughly impressed by this and cannot wait to read more of their work！ 。。。more

Vee ，

A book I was hesitant to read because I didn't think it was possible for it to live up to the hype。 Spoiler alert: it absolutely does。 Jaye is a brilliant poet and I really enjoyed this debut collection。 A book I was hesitant to read because I didn't think it was possible for it to live up to the hype。 Spoiler alert: it absolutely does。 Jaye is a brilliant poet and I really enjoyed this debut collection。 。。。more

Marcelo ，

jaye has opened a whole new world of poetry for me。 Their writing is gorgeous and so deeply personal

Cass ，

jaye simpson is a master of the craft of words weaving a rich web of words that transform beyond the page into the story telling tradition many Indigenous Peoples have been using since time immemorial。 jaye's skilled cutting cleverness communicates the complexities， the pain， and the hope of their experience， and distills into language that is as accessible as it is impactful。 jaye simpson offers no repose for those who have wronged them， but offers a transcendental and essential work of poetic jaye simpson is a master of the craft of words weaving a rich web of words that transform beyond the page into the story telling tradition many Indigenous Peoples have been using since time immemorial。 jaye's skilled cutting cleverness communicates the complexities， the pain， and the hope of their experience， and distills into language that is as accessible as it is impactful。 jaye simpson offers no repose for those who have wronged them， but offers a transcendental and essential work of poetic and literary mastery。 it was never going to be okay， is mandatory reading for all。 。。。more

Sinéad O'Brien ，

I knew this would be special， but I am deeply moved by jaye simpson's work。 They have an impressive ability to translate liminal emotions into words; the structure of so many of their poems is so engaging and viscerally felt。 Such an impressive first collection， I can't wait to read everything they write。 I knew this would be special， but I am deeply moved by jaye simpson's work。 They have an impressive ability to translate liminal emotions into words; the structure of so many of their poems is so engaging and viscerally felt。 Such an impressive first collection， I can't wait to read everything they write。 。。。more

lacy ，

one of my most anticipated 2020 releases and jaye simpson still blew me out of the water。 beautiful， deeply moving， and unrelenting。

Jessica ，

This is a stunning debut collection of poetry from jaye simpson。 The four sections of this book pull your emotions in different and deliberate ways， ruminating on queer Indigenous love， kinship， and loss with a lyricism that seems to leave the page and live， forever， in your gut。 The form of each piece， too， changes based on the content of the poems， a masterclass in poetic craft。There is magic spun in these words。 If you have been sleeping on jaye simpson thus far， wake up。 This is only the beg This is a stunning debut collection of poetry from jaye simpson。 The four sections of this book pull your emotions in different and deliberate ways， ruminating on queer Indigenous love， kinship， and loss with a lyricism that seems to leave the page and live， forever， in your gut。 The form of each piece， too， changes based on the content of the poems， a masterclass in poetic craft。There is magic spun in these words。 If you have been sleeping on jaye simpson thus far， wake up。 This is only the beginning。 。。。more

df parizeau ，

There is such beautiful and considerate word choice and structuring of these poems。I am utterly blown away with the way in which jaye has constructed page poetry that matches the intensity and magnetism of their stage performances。 These poems will stick to your ribs。

Billy-Ray Belcourt ，

read this book！！ my blurb: "IT WAS NEVER GOING TO BE OKAY is sweeping， epic， damning， and so， so deeply moving。 jaye simpson marshals a vast economy of images because their subject matter is as large as an entire country， as the colonial past， as structures of oppression and indifference that undermine Indigenous and trans livability。 At the level of craft， simpson makes use of the codes of tragedy， polemic， autobiography， and the lyric artfully and powerfully。 By the book’s end， buoyed by it’s read this book！！ my blurb: "IT WAS NEVER GOING TO BE OKAY is sweeping， epic， damning， and so， so deeply moving。 jaye simpson marshals a vast economy of images because their subject matter is as large as an entire country， as the colonial past， as structures of oppression and indifference that undermine Indigenous and trans livability。 At the level of craft， simpson makes use of the codes of tragedy， polemic， autobiography， and the lyric artfully and powerfully。 By the book’s end， buoyed by it’s final beautiful and tender section， a kind of love letter to trans Indigenous peoples， one is called on to build a new world。 In this way， jaye simpson’s poetry is a vital artifact of a decolonial future！" 。。。more

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