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Refusing

Vol. 7 (2026): Aesthesis: The Politics and Praxes of Un/bordering

I Dream: An Open Poem to Canadian Hockey Communities

Submitted
December 11, 2025
Published
2026-06-17

Abstract

This poem offers reflexions from my Black Canadian perspective on how hockey’s lived-felt borders of un/belonging can be seen, felt, and imagined otherwise beyond its current state of toxic white-colonial, cis-heteropatriarchal cultures that keep out many “Canadians.” This poem is addressed to adults connected to hockey, including fans, parents/caregivers, coaches, players, administrators, and officials who are curious to explore what hockey can actually be at its best, perhaps even imagining a hockey for everyone…or not. In the Appendix, I offer a link to an .m4a audio file containing a 10-minute audio-only performance of the poem.