eat salt | gaze at the ocean
eat salt | gaze at the ocean explores the themes of Black sovereignty, Haitian sovereignty, and Black lives, using the Haitian (original) zombie as a metaphor for the condition and treatment of Black bodies. Interspersed with information about zombies, Haiti, and policies is the author鈥檚 personal narrative of growing up Black and Haitian of immigrant parents on stolen land. The collection is divided into two sections: the first half focusses on zombies, while the second focusses on the ocean/water and the violent crossing experienced by enslaved folks. The book鈥檚 title refers to the 鈥渃ure鈥 for reversing the process of becoming a zombie.
Junie D猫sil is a Haitian Canadian poet based in Vancouver.