The Intimacy Trials elders The smell of warm bannock

The smell of warm bannock baking in the oven

he reveals how the pups ought to live in the world

Longlisted for the National Book Award

Interweaving past and present

A Coloring Book of Teachings and Pictures

The Intimacy Trials elders The smell of warm bannockA post apocalyptic Native poetry collection that creates possibility for repair and reconciliation by holding the simultaneity of a violent past and a hopeful future. Aja Couchois Duncan's third book of poetry, The Intimacy Trials, explores cycles of violence, loss, and love that arc across history. Composed of intersecting narratives, this collection follows a post apocalyptic collective of survivors living in a state of gratitude, shame, and awe