By Dionne Phillips, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, IndigiNews For Secw\u00e9pemc poet kit-xgw\u00e9lemc kennedy, it was his mom and grandma\u2019s shared love of literature that inspired him to appreciate the power of the written word. But it wasn\u2019t until attending university that the St\u2019uxwt\u00e9ws (Bonaparte First Nation) member says he truly found himself as a writer \u2014 and ultimately, an award-winning poet. \u201cThere\u2019s just such an intensity with how the language works in poetry,\u201d he says. \u201cPoetry is such a powerful medium and such a form of self-expression.\u201d Last month, kennedy was among the winners at the Indigenous Voice Awards (IVAs), recognized for his unpublished poetry. Even through the influence of his family, he never imagined writing could become a career. Besides English class, what really inspired him to begin a… <\/p>\n
By Dionne Phillips, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, IndigiNews For Secw\u00e9pemc poet kit-xgw\u00e9lemc kennedy, it was his mom and grandma\u2019s shared love of literature that inspired him to appreciate the power of the written word. But it wasn\u2019t until attending university that the St\u2019uxwt\u00e9ws (Bonaparte First Nation) member says he truly found himself as a writer \u2014 and ultimately, an award-winning poet. \u201cThere\u2019s just such an intensity with how the language works in poetry,\u201d he says. \u201cPoetry is such a powerful medium and such a form of self-expression.\u201d Last month, kennedy was among the winners at the Indigenous Voice Awards (IVAs), recognized for his unpublished poetry. Even through the influence of his family, he never imagined writing could become a career. Besides English class, what really inspired him to begin a... <\/p>\n