Danielle LaFrance

Danielle LaFrance lives on occupied and stolen xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Skwxwú7mesh Úxwumixw, and səl̓ílwətaʔɬ lands. Following the would-be poetics mapped out in her new book JUST LIKE I LIKE IT (Talonbooks, 2019), LaFrance comes into reading and writing from a position knowing illusions are destroyed. Her recent poetry project #postdildo thinks and acts through fantasy, rape culture, modes of communication, yearnings, aftermaths, and lost ideas. In addition to being a poet, she is a community librarian, fighter and independent scholar. She is also the author of Friendly + Fire (Talonbooks, 2016) and species branding (Capilano University Editions, 2010).