Al Hunter to Launch Book of Poetry on March 9

On Saturday March 9, join Rainy River First Nations author, Al Hunter, in celebrating the release of his newest book of poetry, Beautiful Razor: love poems and other lies. Accompanied by musician J.C. Wilkinson, Hunter will share a reading from his book, and host a book signing and reception at Chapters from 2-4:00 pm. Hunter is an accomplished Anishinaabe writer, teacher, activist and spoken word performer and is a former Chief of Rainy River First Nation. Beautiful Razor is his third book of poetry.Here is an excerpt from his poem "The Bird Who Was Afraid to Fly"The wind blew inBits of cloth and feathers and fallen leavesThe hoarded dust of yearsOver-accumulated woundsThe cold wind numbedShaking his feathers of the gathering snowThe little birdLooked back one more timeAt the only placeHe ever felt like a birdThen flew