Nedí Nezų (Good Medicine)

Nedí Nezų (Good Medicine)

  • Downloads:5974
  • Type:Epub+TxT+PDF+Mobi
  • Create Date:2021-04-28 11:52:37
  • Update Date:2025-09-06
  • Status:finish
  • Author:Tenille Campbell
  • ISBN:1551528460
  • Environment:PC/Android/iPhone/iPad/Kindle

Summary

nedí nezų (Good Medicine) explores the beautiful space that being a sensual Indigenous woman creates--not only as a partner, a fantasy, a heartbreak waiting to happen but also as an auntie, a role model, a voice that connects to others walking the same path。 From the online hookup world of DMs, double taps, and secret texts to earth-shakingly erotic encounters under the northern stars to the ever-complicated relationship Indigenous women have with mainstream society, this poetry collection doesn't shy away from depicting the gorgeous diversity in decolonized desire。 Instead, Campbell creates the most intimate of spaces, where the tea is hot and a seat is waiting, surrounded by the tantalizing laughter of aunties telling stories。

These wise, jubilant poems chronicle many failed attempts at romance, with the wry humour needed to not take these heartbreaks personally, and the growth that comes from sitting in the silence of living a solo life in a world that insists everyone should be partnered up。 With a knowing smile, this book side-eyes the political existence and celebrates the lived experience of an Indigenous woman falling in love and lust with those around her--but, most importantly, with herself。

nedí nezų is a smart, sensual, and scandalous collection dripping in Indigenous culture yet irresistible to anyone in thrall to the magnificent disaster that is dating, sex, and relationships。

Download

Reviews

Serena Posluszny

All the Indigenous love & medicine wrapped up in a gorgeous book of poems ✨ I pre-ordered this so I could devour it right away and was strung in where I had no choice but to read it in one go!!

Andréa

Note: I accessed a digital review copy of this book through Edelweiss。

Judy

Images swimming, recognition sparking, head nodding, jaw dropping, eyes knowing, heart breaking and remaking, feeling, smelling, tasting, hearing, loving。 Tenille Campbell has a powerful and mesmerizing way of making you feel like you lived every word and story right along with her。

Anna

Man, this book came at the right time to help combat the late-winter slushy grey blues。 Glowing yellow, with beautiful beadwork on the cover, and full of poems that swing from bright and summery and full of fast, hard love and good sex to whip-fast and dark and pointed, like the time between sunset and sunrise。

Shonah Burns

Indigenous cultures are widely regarded as traditional with no sense of modernity。 But these two things are not mutually exclusive- they can and do coexist。 nedí nezų depicts the crosslink between tradition and contemporariness; the urban Indigenous。This poetry collection is not just the hybridization of Indigenous ways, but of everything。 It contains both humour and sadness, love and heartbreak, peace and anger, sex and loneliness。 There is also a combination of languages used: english, dene, a Indigenous cultures are widely regarded as traditional with no sense of modernity。 But these two things are not mutually exclusive- they can and do coexist。 nedí nezų depicts the crosslink between tradition and contemporariness; the urban Indigenous。This poetry collection is not just the hybridization of Indigenous ways, but of everything。 It contains both humour and sadness, love and heartbreak, peace and anger, sex and loneliness。 There is also a combination of languages used: english, dene, and cree。 I love this aspect because it gives the story so much more weight, sincerity, and intimacy。 (Although silly me, didn’t realize there was a glossary at the end and had to reread!)Tenille K。 Campbell is a truly talented writer。 This work is important because we do not give much light to Indigenous sensuality。 Though I could not relate to every piece, I found meaning in them all。 I enjoyed the final two chapters most, especially sadness drenched in dripping syrup, men are trash, why indigenous erotica, water so clear, and urban indigenous。 。。。more

Laura Sackton

These poems weren't for me--I can really only sink into poetry with incredibly sharp and concrete imagery。 But I am sure these poems are for someone else。 These poems weren't for me--I can really only sink into poetry with incredibly sharp and concrete imagery。 But I am sure these poems are for someone else。 。。。more

Katelyn

I consumed this in one sitting despite the late hour; I couldn't stop reading。 Honest and intimate。 I consumed this in one sitting despite the late hour; I couldn't stop reading。 Honest and intimate。 。。。more