#sasha lapointe

[postmodernismruinedme]

"I no longer wish to be called resilient. Call me reckless, impatient, and emotional. Even Indigenous. Call me anything other than survivor. I am so many more things than brave."

- Sasha taqʷšəblu LaPointe, Red Paint: The Ancestral Autobiography of a Coast Salish Punk

[nugothrhythms]

“Ships,” a partially sung, partially spoken word piece off of 2021 album Sparkwood by Tacoma, Washington-based dark post-punk and indigigoth band Fleur Du Louve, fronted by the incomparable Sasha LaPointe.

[lgbtqreads]

January 2023 Deal Announcements

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[lifeinpoetry]

I tell him to be less angry

but it’s too late my brother has already pulled out his boning knife

look what happened to you

he repeats it

he carves a fish shaped hole

right into me

look what happened to you

— Sasha LaPointe, from “What he should have had,” published in Literary Hub

[burymyart]

Order Here: Etsy.com/shop/demiandineyazhi R.I.S.E.: Radical Indigenous Survivance & Empowerment, is honored to announce Survivance: Indigenous Poesis Volume III.  This issue focuses on the compelling work of 6 contemporary Indigenous poets: Elissa Washuta, Demian DinéYazhi´, Sasha LaPointe, Fabian Romero, Eva Marisol Crespin, & Billy-Ray Belcourt. The poems contained within these pages speak to issues surrounding ancestral trauma, Indigenous gender and Queer sexuality, the complexities of identity, witchery, border politics, land, resisting patriarchy, HEALING, & so much more. Join us as we resist. Join us as we protect our communities and reclaim this sacred world from toxic colonizers. ABOUT Survivance: Indigenous Poesis Zine Survivance is a collection of Indigenous poetry that highlights Indigenous narratives in order to heal, inform, empower, & mobilize Indigneous communities. Influenced by the social impact game Survivance, this collection of poetry came together and acts as a bridge between Indigenous tribes from the colonized lands of Canada and the United States of America. Survivance was created by Dr. Elizabeth LaPensée. LaPensée is an Anishinaabe, Métis, and Irish game researcher, designer, and writer whose focus is Indigenous game development. Her practice is informed by cultural values and teachings. She encourages community collaboration, which led to the partnership with R.I.S.E. for this meaningful collection. R.I.S.E.: Radical Indigenous Survivance & Empowerment is an Indigenous founded & operated artist/activist/warrior collective. R.I.S.E. is dedicated to the education, dissemination, & evolution of Indigenous art & culture. (http://burymyart.tumblr.com)

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My copy of Red Paint, the autobiography of Sasha LaPointe of Medusa Stare and Fleur De Louve, has arrived. It can be purchased on Bookshop.org (where I got mine), Bluestockings Cooperative, and anywhere else you can buy books.

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“Foxgloves” by Tacoma, Washington dark post-punk duo Fleur Du Louve off of their 2021 debut release Sparkwood. The vocalist, Sasha LaPointe, is also in Medusa Stare.

[starminesister]

Started this morning: Red Paint: The Ancestral Autobiography of a Coast Salish Punk by Sasha taqʷšəblu LaPointe