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A Must Read: Michelle Good’s novel, “Five Little Indians” by Gail Benick
In his 2003 Massey Lecture, the novelist Thomas King—the first person of Cherokee descent invited to be a Massey lecturer—stated: “The truth about stories is that’s all we are.” Stories can transform a culture, but they can also attempt...
Inanna Publications is Hiring
Job Title: Editorial & Production Assistant/Office Administrator Organization: Inanna Publications and Education, Inc. Location: Toronto Application Deadline: May 24th, 2022 Inanna Publications, housed at York University, is a non-profit, independent...
Gathering Voices in Response to Peril – Penn Kemp and Susan McCaslin
On Saturday, April 2, 2022 at 2 p.m. Eastern Time, Penn Kemp, Susan McCaslin, and host Richard-Yves Sitoski presented thirty Canadian poets in response to precarious events in the world for a special Oh!Sound online celebration of poetry. What better time...
T.S. Eliot and Mushin Meet Du Fu’s “Ballad of an Old Cypress” by Ilona Martonfi
The Waste Land by T.S. Eliot I. The Burial of the Dead April is the cruellest month, breedinglilacs out of the dead land, mixingmemory and desire, stirringdull roots with spring rain....
My Writing Odyssey by Fereshteh Molavi
I recall a few lines of a narrative poem by Nima Yushij, one of my favorite poets. The character of the story, a poor fisherman coming upon a mermaid one stormy night, says to himself: I must follow my own path/no one will take care of me/amidst the turmoil of...
The Pandemic Product that Could Help Promote your Publication by Lisa Braxton
The COVID-19 pandemic has largely forced authors to put tradition aside when it comes to promoting their books, and find creative and innovative ways to get the attention of readers. Bookstore customers sitting on folding chairs, clutching cups of punch while the...