Blood Root by Jessica Hiemstra
Blood Root investigates the poet’s spiritual connection with home, and the importance of reparations and reconciliation as a settler descended from mostly Dutch heritage.
Catherine Walker
World Storytelling Day 2025! Three Children’s Books to read.
March 20th is world storytelling day! Here are three great books to read, reviewed by Sue Slade and Catherine Walker.
Poems for Burning by Spencer Folkins
As children, we’ve all been told not to play with matches, but Spencer Folkins can’t seem to resist the lure of starting little fires in his debut chapbook.
No Ordinary Magic: The Art of Laurie Swim by Carol Bruneau
No Ordinary Magic: The Art of Laurie Swim is no ordinary book. This ambitious work, part biography/part cultural history, spans four decades, uses numerous literary threads and weaves over fifty pieces of quilted textile art into the fabric of its narrative.
Claimings and Other Wild Things Poems by Noelle Schmidt
Claimings and Other Wild Things is a brave debut poetry collection which delves into a catalog of personal struggle and identity,
Two Crows: words by Susan Vande Griek, art by Emma FitzGerald
In her new picture book, Two Crows, Susan Vande Griek reimagines the haunting Scottish Gaelic ballad Twa Corbies as a read-aloud counting book for children (and adults) of all ages.
Icarus, Falling of Birds A Poem by Harry Thurston, Photography by Thaddeus Holownia
Icarus, Falling of Birds pairs Holownia’s photography with the poetry of Thurston.
You May Not Take the Sad and Angry Consolations by Shane Neilson
This newest collection of poetry from Shane Neilson mourns the destruction of what was and laments the state of the world.
