April is poetry month!
First Loves Over & Over — Celebrating National Poetry Month
I believe poetry is the people’s art form. I believe it belongs to all of us, that whether we are readers, writers, or listeners, poetry’s vast world has a little nook for each of us.
This Is How It Is by Sharon King-Campbell
These poems are unapologetically Atlantic Canadian. Even though King-Campbell’s collection traverses the world, it is centred with these roots in Atlantic Canada.
The Whole Singing Ocean by Jessica Moore
Part long poem, part investigation, this true story begins with a whale encounter and then dives into the affair of the École en bateau, a French countercultural school aboard a boat.
burninghouse by Deborah Stiles
burninghouse peels away the veneer of the speaker’s existence to reveal the hypocritical inconsistencies that lie beneath, including weaning children, decorum in elevators, and homelessness.
Never mind the bylines, here’s the poetry!
Never Mind the Bylines, Here’s the Poetry: April 14th, 2021
Eight poems to help you celebrate National Poetry Month!
The Tanja Bartel Interview
Tanja Bartel holds an MFA from the University of British Columbia. Her poetry and non-fiction have appeared in numerous venues including Geist, the Antigonish Review, and the American Journal of Medical Genetics. She lives in Pitt Meadows, BC.
Never Mind the Bylines, Here’s the Poetry: April 1, 2021
Here’s the first installment of poems to celebrate National Poetry Month 2021. Enjoy!
The Greg Santos Interview
Edited by Nathaniel Moore, “Never Mind the Bylines, Here’s the Poetry” is a special column created specifically to represent many diverse poets from across Canada.
miramichi flash showcase
Miramichi Flash ‘Showcase’: March 2021
Miramichi Flash showcases four noteworthy flash fiction, “Surrogate Love” by Damhnait Monaghan, “Keeping Time” by Niles Reddick, “Three Little Birds” by Mary Thompson, and “The Fisherman’s Wife” by Sandrina Dorigo, in its March Issue today! – Enjoy!”
Miramichi Flash ‘Showcase’: February 2021
Here is TMR’s latest flash fiction showcase at “Miramichi Flash” – Enjoy!
Miramichi Flash ‘Showcase’: January 2021
Here is TMR’s latest flash fiction showcase at “Miramichi Flash” – Enjoy!
6th Annual New Brunswick Book Awards Shortlist
Meadowlands: A Chronicle of the Scovil Family by Virginia Bliss Bjerkelund
Meadowlands – home to the family of Morris and Harriet Scovil at the beginning of the 20th century; nine hundred acres of interval and forest land at Scovil Point on the St. John River across from Gagetown, New Brunswick; a farm that produced hay and horses; a place that nurtured the life of a remarkable family.
Czech Techno & Other Stories of Music by Mark Anthony Jarman
If you like your stories to follow a straight line, this quintuplet may give you whiplash. Each one invites you into an introspective world of intense emotions, whether for a…
You Were Never Here by Kathleen Peacock
Cat hasn’t been to Montgomery Falls, the town her family founded, since she was twelve years old. Since the summer she discovered she could do things that no normal twelve-year-old could do. Since she had her first kiss with Riley Fraser. Since she destroyed their friendship.
Now, five years later, she’s back and Riley has disappeared.
Restigouche: The Long Run of the Wild River by Philip Lee
A canoe trip that spans decades of historical reflection, offering a unique perspective on the Restigouche, its impact on the people who live beside and along the river, and their impact on this natural phenomenon.
Waiting for the Small Ship of Desire by Allan Cooper
I don’t often read poetry, but when I do, I like it to be moderately straightforward and logical, able to reach my heart and stir emotions, buried deep as they…
What-Cha Doing? by Kim Renton, Illus. by Tamara Thiebaux Heikalo
Just in time for maple syrup season, this read-aloud picture book makes the perfect introduction to maple syrup, where it comes from and how it is made.
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2021 Atlantic Book Awards Shortlist
The much-anticipated Atlantic Book Awards shortlist has been announced and The Miramichi Reader has reviewed a good portion of them over the past year or so. Thirteen, to be exact! Here are all the categories with links to the reviews. Congrats to all those that made this list!
6th annual New Brunswick Book Awards Shortlist
The New Brunswick Book Awards judges have made their difficult decisions and selected the shortlisted titles for the 6th annual New Brunswick Book Awards!
TMR’s Recommended Reads For 2020/2021 Part 2
Since Part 1 of TMR’s Recommended Reads for 2020/2021, there have been many more wonderful reads crossing our collective desks…