Louis: The Heretic Poems Scofield Gregory
Louis: The Heretic Poems Scofield Gregory Few figures in Canadian history have attained such an iconic status as Louis Riel. By juxtaposing historical events and quotes with the poetic narrative,…
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Louis: The Heretic Poems Scofield Gregory
Few figures in Canadian history have attained such an iconic status as Louis Riel. By juxtaposing historical events and quotes with the poetic narrative, Scofield draws attention to the side of the Metis leader that most Canadians have never contemplated: that of husband, father, friend and lover, poet and visionary.Scofield also uses the collection to raise attention about the more crucial historical events of Riel's lifetime--such as the Manitoba Resistance and the Northwest Resistance at Batoche--in order to illuminate the history of western Canadian Metis people and their struggles toward recognition. Celebrated Metis poet Gregory Scofield takes a fresh look at Riel in his new collection, Louis: The Heretic Poems, challenging traditional conceptions of Riel as simply a folk hero and martyr.
Scofield also examines Riel's own poetry, most of which was devoted to exploring