Verbal Violence

Danielle LaFrance is a poet and information malprofessional. Their commitments revolve around questions of liberation, resistance, and pleasure. LaFrance is the author of species branding (Capilano University Editions, 2010), Friendly + Fire (Talonbooks, 2016), JUST LIKE I LIKE IT (Talonbooks, 2019), and #postdildo (Talonbooks, 2022); chapbooks include Tentacle Rasa (Asterion Books, 2021) and pink slip (Standard Ink & Copy, 2013). Their poetry and critical work have appeared in magazines and journals, both online and in print. LaFrance also co-created the reading and journal series About a Bicycle and currently collaborates on the ad infinitum intertextual sound project Yes, Sydo. They reside on still occupied and still unceded x¿m¿¿k¿¿y¿¿m, S¿wx¿wú7mesh, and s¿lilw¿tä Lands.