it was never going to be okay

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Not only does it make the poems feel current and contemporary, but it also offers a soundtrack for the collection. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.

In June Canada Goose stated they would stop using fur by 2022, in September, luxury conglomerate Kering announced all of its brands, including Gucci and Balenciaga, would stop using fur and the same month Oscar de la Renta also agreed to cease using fur, a move the New York Times reported was brokered by singer Billie Eilish. If you focus on the present and just take one day at a time, feeling better today will help you create even a better tomorrow, because when you’re okay, it’s okay. They are a two-time Canadian Festival of Spoken Word (CFSW) team member with ULPC, and they published their first chapbook titled Dirty Laundry with Battleaxe Press in November of 2018. One of my favourite aspects of it was never going to be okay was simpson’s references to pop culture. Although not all therapists continue therapy after licensure, the majority of us do, and we would certainly seek professional help if we were struggling with a personal issue we couldn’t work through independently.

it was never going to be okay is an exploration of the body on multiple levels: the physical body and the pain and pleasure it endures, the body in how it links to the land and to history, and finally the collection of poems as a complex body of their own. I am 28 years old today, and when I was a little kid, I can assure you that I thought I would be handling my life completely different by now. simpson’s ability to connect with the reader while emphasizing the trauma of these experiences demonstrates their prowess; they move the reader without sugar-coating the deep-seated pain of the experience and stir their audience by skillfully maneuvering between a lyrical or narrative writing style. I was rereading passages and lingering over certain turns of phrase or the way things were paired together through visuals or word sounds. Not only have I read less of it, but it's been months since I truly, deeply loved the poetry I was reading.

They use these metrics to give each brand a score out of 100, which results in a rating of: “great”; “good”; “it’s a start”; “not good enough” and “we avoid”. This section starts to build a map for unlearning trauma both from their childhood and from previous generations. As a spoken-word performer, simpson’s ability to be deliberate about the way their words sound, both when spoken aloud and when read, is a powerful tactic.The speaker feels that others only accept their flaws once they’ve softened into something malleable, easier to control. Magazine 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. People in their life expect them to behave a certain way and conform to a heteronormative, white settler society, but the speaker pushes back.

jaye simpson has a gift for weaving words into beautiful poetry and making me feel something as I read it. There’s a movement from the start of the collection to the end, showing an attention to self-care and self-love.For all low performing brands, the continued use of “unacceptable” animal products had “the most adverse impact on their scores”. The poem begins with the line, “I stopped reaching out when she locked the door to my bedroom,” and the reader soon sees how simpson makes a key out of the words of the poem. The report also noted that some brands with a score of 0% do have policies around animal welfare and certified sourcing – this is the case for the LVMH-owned brands.

But I believe that doubt is a deeper, more subtle, and more pernicious condition — like the low hum of a fluorescent light — that shapes and pervades so much of who we are and what we choose to do, or not to do.

Ask someone who loves you what qualities they see in you that they like best and reassure yourself with their loving words. We are committed to ensuring that our campuses are inclusive, supportive and respectful places of work and study for all of our students and staff. Each poem is carefully placed on the page, using indents, line breaks, and visual placements of the words to create a recognizable image. I already have to read so much sexual stuff for English, I would never willingly put myself through such torture if I had a choice. 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.