{"product_id":"evacuations-paperback","title":"Evacuations - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKevin Irie\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith Evacuations, Kevin Irie weaves a poetic documentary for readers, capturing the personal and political histories of the Japanese-Canadian internment in British Columbia during World War II. The resulting poems oscillate between the lyric mode and techniques of erasure poetry to highlight the dehumanizing nature of public decrees and government notices. Irie deconstructs the Canadian state's racist policies, creating a record of painful memories replete with archival resonances. The collection offers a rich tapestry of historical voices, revealing the devastating effects of the internment and preserving the stories of a generation gradually slipping into silence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKevin Irie is a Japanese-Canadian poet whose works have been translated into Spanish, French, and Japanese. In 2024, he won \u003cem\u003eGrain Magazine's\u003c\/em\u003e poetry contest, took second prize in \u003cem\u003ePrairie Fire\u003c\/em\u003e's poetry contest, third prize in \u003cem\u003eThe New Quarterly\u003c\/em\u003e's poetry contest, and had Honourable Mention in \u003cem\u003eGrain\u003c\/em\u003e's 2024 Hybrid Contest for Experimental Writing. His book, \u003cem\u003eViewing Tom Thomson: A Minority Report\u003c\/em\u003e, was a finalist for the Acorn-Plantos People's Poetry Award and the Toronto Book Award. \u003cem\u003eThe Tantramar Re-Vision\u003c\/em\u003e was picked by the CBC as one of their Spring Poetry Books in 2021. He is in \u003cem\u003eThe Gate of Memory: Poems by Descendants of Nikkei Wartime Incarceration\u003c\/em\u003e (2025) and \u003cem\u003eBest Canadian Poetry 2026\u003c\/em\u003e (2025). He lives in Toronto.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 100\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.25 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 05, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47500296913145,"sku":"9781772128536","price":21.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/aRP6P6hbwX9781772128536.webp?v=1773260033","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/evacuations-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}