Stages of Tanning Words and Remembering Spells
Part 1: Scraping Lungs Like Hide
Author: Tawahum Bige
1st January 2026
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In their second poetry collection, Tawahum Bige explores belonging and voice of a Two-Spirit Dene youth.
These poems are a stark plunge-an answer to how voice emerges for a young Two Spirit growing up in so-called "Surrey, BC," far from his utselk'e Dene territories. The fundamental thrum in which vocal cords produce sound to whisper, cry, holler and laugh-these inner workings are made corporeal through moments of growth from childhood to young adulthood to show how the seeds sprouted for someone who needed to learn to express to find their path.
About the Author
Tawahum Bige is a Lutselk'e Dene, Plains Cree poet. Their Scorpio-moon-ass poems expose growth, resistance and persistence as a hopeless Two Spirit Nonbinary sadboy on occupied Turtle Island. With a B.A. in creative writing from Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Bige has performed at countless festivals and had poems featured in numerous publications. His land protection work against the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion led him to face incarceration in 2020. Bige's debut poetry collection, Cut to Fortress, was published by Nightwood Editions in 2022. They reside on unceded Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh territory (Vancouver, BC).
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1st January 2026
