Gregory A. Scofield

"Gregory Scofield's Thunder Through My Veins is the heartbreakingly beautiful memoir of one man's journey toward self-discovery, acceptance, and the healing power of art. Few people can justify a memoir at the age of thirty-three. Gregory Scofield is the exception, a young man who has inhabited several lives in the time most of us can manage only one. Born into a Métis family of Cree, Scottish, English and French descent but never told of his heritage, Gregory knew he was different. His father disappeared after he was born, and at five he was separated from his mother and sent to live with strangers and extended family. There began a childhood marked by constant loss, poverty, violence and self-hatred. Only his love for his sensitive but battered mother and his Aunty Georgina, a neighbor who befriended him, kept him alive. It wasn't until he set out to search for his roots and began to chronicle his life in evocative, award-winning poetry, that he found himself released from the burdens of the past and able to draw upon the wisdom of those who went before him. Thunder Through My Veins is Gregory's traumatic, tender and hopeful story of his fight to rediscover and accept himself in the face of a heritage with diametrically opposed backgrounds."-- Provided by publisher.

Memories of a Métis Childhood

Thunder Through My Veins

I am a poet With auburn-brown hair, An ember of curls The newspapers will one day Catch.

The Heretic Poems

Louis

Amy Briley

A Beginner's Guide to Métis Floral Beadwork

Wâpikwaniy

Love Medicine and One Song

In The Gathering, Gregory Scofield applies the sacred teachings of the Medicine Wheel to the harsh reality of life on the skids. Using poetry as a healing metaphor, he embarks on a personal journey that parallels the historic and contemporary displacement of the M�tis people. With anger, humor, and powerful language, The Gathering offers rare insight into the world of Canada's M�tis, creating a bridge between Native and non-Native worlds.

Stones for the Medicine Wheel

The Gathering

Award-winning poet Gregory Scofield's first book in five years is mature, powerful and ambitious. It reclaims through poetry and storytelling the untold history of the Metis people and Scofield's own biological family-in particular, Scofield's mysterious father, whom he discovers to be Jewish. A startling mix of narrative and lyric, deeply rooted in Metis culture, here is a book that takes the reader on an unforgettable physical and spiritual quest."A young and exciting poet who will make our journey easier." --Maria Campbell, author of Halfbreed"These poems bring the gift of light and affirmation with a lyrical intensity that astonishes." --Patrick Lane on Native Canadiana"These songs are so beautiful they are dangerous." --Joy Harjo on Love Medicine

Singing Home the Bones

Few people can justify a memoir at the age of 33. Gregory Scofield is the exception, a young man who has inhabited several lives in the time most of us can manage only one. Thunder Through My Veins is his traumatic, tender and hopeful story of his fight to rediscover and accept himself. Born into a Métis family of Cree, Scottish, English and French descent but never told of his heritage, Gregory knew he was different. His father disappeared after he was born, and at five he was separated from his mother and sent to live with strangers and extended family. There began a childhood marked by constant loss, poverty, violence and self-hatred. Only his love for his sensitive but battered mother and his Aunty Georgina, a neighbor who befriended him, kept him alive. It wasn't until he set out to search for his roots and began to chronicle his life in evocative, award-winning poetry, that he found himself released from the burdens of the past and able to draw upon the wisdom of those who went before him. Thunder Through My Veins is the strong, beautiful bridge that spans Gregory Scofield's often opposing cultural backgrounds. Heartbreaking, but ultimately redeeming, his is a universal story of self-discovery, acceptance and the power of art to heal.

The first anthology of urban Aboriginal songs by Gregory Scofield is a retrospective of the award-winning poet's pivotal work to date. The word kipocihkan is Cree slang for someone who is mute or unable to speak, and charted in this book is Scofield's journey out of that silence to become one of the most powerful voices of our time. "I make offerings to my Grandmothers and Grandfathers when I write. I ask them to come and sit with me, to give me courage and strength. I ask them to help me be honest, reflective of the ceremony that I am about to begin. I ask them to guide me, to help me touch people. I ask to make good medicine, even out of something bad. When people read my work it's not just the book that they read, it's the medicine behind the words. That's where the power comes from. That's where the healing comes from." --Scofield in January Magazine

Gregory A. Scofield

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