Inconvenient Skin legends don't get trapped in a

don't get trapped in a burp-gas-filled bubble

a conscientious objector

He has a big test coming up

But journeys never take you where you think they will

devoted woman who sings to the children

Inconvenient Skin legends don't get trapped in aWritten by Shane L Koyczan paperback Inconvenient Skin challenges how reconciliation has become a contested buzzword filled with promises and good intentions but rarely with any meaningful follow through. While Canada's history is filled with darkness, these poems aim to unpack that history to clean the wounds so the nation can finally heal. Powerful and thought provoking, this collection will draw you in and make you reconsider Canada's colonial