Blackbird Song

"Lundy has entered the place where the masters reside. His poems join the shades that walk among them. There aren't many people who get to that place and sometimes it can feel very lonely there, but the masters are saved by the brilliant and humble work they have done, their poems the crevices in our lives where the light shines through." - Patrick Lane, author of Washita 

"What meditative power there is in Blackbird Song, what pure acts of attention and remembrance. Randy Lundy's poems bring forward the spirit of his Cree ancestry, and place our species humbly among the creatures of Earth--who are all observed with deep reverence and perceptive care." - Don McKay, author of Strike/Slip 

"This is the book of poems I've been waiting for.... His poems burn us, feed us, and make us feel beloved even if we have been broken. Language, as he uses it, holds us and leads us to a place where we can mourn and pray and wonder." - Lorna Crozier, author of What the Soul Doesn't Want 

General Details

Randy Lundy is an up-and-coming Indigenous poet whose work will be competitive for national prizes. We'll be promoting his book to relevant poetry journals and creative writing departments in Canada and the U.S.

Publicity and Advertising Plans 

*Jacket endorsements: from top names in poetry (Jane Hirshfield, Patrick Lane, Don McKay, Linda Hogan, Simon J. Ortiz, Lorna Crozier) 
*Direct marketing campaign to 1000+ literary journals and creative writing departments across the US and Canada
*Publicity targets:  CBC Books, Indigenous media, literary journals, local dailies, poetry blogs   
*Advertising: with poetry journals, academic societies, and more 
*Event: launch at Congress, hosted by the Indigenous Literary Studies Association (ILSA)