This fall, Jess is excited to share their sophomore poetry collection with readers everywhere.

How to Nourish a Cannibal is “…a new collection capturing connections between kinship, ancestral knowledge and spirituality. Drawing on Heiltsuk supernatural beings like Báxvbakvalan̓usiwa (the Great Cannibal at the North End of the World), these poems encircle the idea of the cannibal, a complex figure who is at times dangerous but also a generous conduit for spiritual gifts. They tap into the poet’s own wildness, love and tenderness—and explore the sweet, agonizing anticipation of shared feasts, both from the land and of the body.”

It is widely available at independent Canadian bookstores! We recommend Indigenous-owned bookstores like Massy Books or Iron Dog Books, and you can also order directly from Harbour Publishing.