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After twelve years trapped in the throat of a serpent, a girl escapes. She returns to her village naked with a monstrous snakeskin trailing behind her. One decision at a time, she reclaims her life. Each character she encounters by land and sea-brute, healer, orphan, mystic, lover-reflects an unhealed aspect of herself and plots her recovery through symbolic milestones. Serpent's Wake is intended for adults and young adults exploring how, once fractured,...
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In the spring of 2020, Jamie Sharpe was in New Brunswick, purportedly studying the famed Magnetic Hill outside Moncton. A dog-walker discovered Sharpe in a ditch, disrobed except for his backpack containing a manuscript …
With his fifth collection, Get Well Soon, Sharpe reaffirms "he is utter master of his language. Whether [Sharpe's] poems are the result of long lucubration or the inspiration of the moment, they bear no mark of effort, and it...
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Souvent, le matin, une personne s'arme, se rend dans un lieu public et ouvre le feu sur ses semblables. « Doit-on imaginer Narcisse enragé? »
Pendant ce temps, les écosystèmes s'effondrent, la Terre devient chaque jour plus inhospitalière. Les tueries de masse et la catastrophe écologique sont l'angoissant terreau dans lequel poussent les poèmes de ce livre. Devant cet horizon bloqué, qu'allons-nous devenir? Qui ou quoi interroger pour le...
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Deux opossums quittent la Virginie pour aller visiter leurs cousins souris à Glaceville. Ils arrivent à destination en plein hiver et découvrent la forêt boréale. Fatigués et perdus, grelotant et affamés, ils s'endorment néanmoins, tête en bas, comme à leur habitude, la queue accrochée aux branches d'un grand bouleau. Leurs coutumes, leurs noms imprononçables étonneront chats, souris et bassecour. Une pièce sur la différence pour...
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Book synopsis: Full Moon Survivor is the follow up book to We Came In Like the Wind. A collection of poetry expressing the strength of the human spirit. This book highlights the perseverance dealing with the pandemic, the loss of life, and starting over. Each poem represents a raw organic message capturing the world in the previous few years.
Autobiography: Andrea Fahselt is a make-up artist, sales and education executive and part time professor....
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From being someone who has faced a lot of heartache and heartbreak. From focusing on the glass being half empty(my troubles) to sometimes somewhat more than focusing on it being half full(the blessing attached to this pain). I have learned that sometimes you must flow with the things you cannot control by giving them to the Lord (Jesus Christ). He handles what I cannot, and I do what He has equipped me to do. I have learned to love others despite...
7) Dayo
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An elegant debut collection that illuminates the contours of un/belonging.
Dayo: a Tagalog word referring to someone who exists in a place not their own. A wanderer, migrant worker, exile or simply a stranger. At its core, the poems in Dayo interrogate whether belonging can exist in a society suffused with violence. Here, the poet, as a stranger, confronts the politics of recognition by offering his vision. Reflexive and lyrical, this collection...
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Vladimir Maïakovski aime Lili Brik. Célèbre poète de l'avant-garde russe, il écrit, voyage, se lie à d'autres, mais ne cesse jamais d'adorer Lili. À trente-six ans, il se tire une balle dans le coeur. « Lili, aime-moi », l'invoque-t-il jusque dans sa lettre de suicide.
C'est une histoire d'amour comme il y en a tant. Celle d'un jeune homme en feu, d'un amour démesuré, insupportable. Celle du jour o le poète vise le coeur et tire. Ce jour-là,...
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Embark on a journey of tranquility and reflection with "Calmness of Being: Poetry" by Stephy Samurai. In this captivating collection, Samurai invites readers to immerse themselves in the serene beauty of haiku. Each verse delicately crafted, evoking moments of stillness and profound introspection. Through the simplicity of nature-inspired imagery, Samurai captures the essence of existence, inviting readers to pause, breathe, and find solace in the...
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Redemption: Poetry crafted by John Samurai; this book will take you places. Read it, enjoy it, make sure others read it too. This book was written to entertain and educate. It can be read by big and small. Make sure you find a quiet place to read this masterpiece of art for your joy and education. You will find it entertaining and informative; you can skip pages from it, or read them one by one, or figure out your own order. Either way you will find...
12) Dayboil
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With razor-sharp acuity and snappy language, Dayboil centres on a community in crisis––a kitchen-table comedy that quickly takes a dark turn.
Four middle-aged women meet at Kathy's house in rural Newfoundland for their weekly cup of tea and gossip when tragic news disrupts their usual banter: Kathy's husband has killed himself. Abruptly, the threads that hold their comfortable community life together begin to snap, and they find themselves exposed...
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Exploring reconciliation and connection through a story that spans seven generations, Frozen River (nîkwatin sîpiy) tells the story of two eleven-year-olds through the eyes of Grandmother Moon. Eilidh and Wâpam are born under the same blood moon, but Eilidh was born in Scotland and Wâpam in Kihci-Manito kâ ayapit, now known as Manitoba. After sailing across the ocean in hopes of a more prosperous life, Eilidh meets Wâpam deep in the forest,...
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This collection of writing features such pieces as, Judge Me, As Life Drags On, When The Words Stop, I Hope, Various Degrees Of Depression, and Disappointment. This will all allow you to visit the inner workings of the mind of Ken Squires as he opens up the door and allows you to enter the rollercoaster thoughts that travel through his brain.
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"What is the point of all this chaos and pain?" Finding answers isn't easy. Sometimes it may be downright hard but then, so is life, and that's what this book is all about. It is a collection of poems and essays about struggle, war, depression, religion, and all those other monsters that we hide inside our thoughts. Some ideas may be considered controversial. Others humorous. But, whatever else this book is, it is honest. Who knows, perhaps it can...
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Blood from the Quill is a collection of poems that explore the themes of love, loss, pain, and redemption. The poet, who remains anonymous, uses vivid imagery and raw emotion to convey his or her personal experiences and feelings. The poems range from short and simple to long and complex, but they all share a common thread of honesty and courage. Blood from the Quill is a book that will touch your heart, challenge your mind, and inspire your soul....
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Harpreet Kaur, writing under her pen name 'Rizak Kaur,' offers a soul-stirring collection of poetry that seeks to awaken the inherent power of love and authenticity within each reader. This book is not just a collection of poems; it's an invitation to embark on a transformative journey towards living a heart-centered life, radiating compassion, and embracing your unique essence.
At the core of this book lies the philosophy that each individual...
18) Butcher Shop
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Going through life's troubles Kennie gives a glimpse into the darker side of his brain. Staying true to Canadian Poetry as well as touching on various darker subjects including the final piece which is rather lyrical called "Story Of A Bitch"
19) Pockets: A Novel
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A fragmented, surrealist novel of loss, nostalgia, and childhood secrets from the award-winning poet and author of A Sparrow Came Down Resplendent.
A wonderful dream and a horrific nightmare, a fuzzy consciousness of pain and family, Pockets is a novel of fragments-both literally and figuratively. In a series of prose-poem chapters, the nameless narrator, in a largely Jewish 1960s suburb in the northern reaches of Toronto, repeatedly enters the world,...
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"Thought-provoking and healing meditations.... Giima Laforme writes from his perspective as a son, father, husband, community leader, but most of all as a human being."- Kevin Hearn, band member of Barenaked Ladies
" We should not have to change to fit into society. The world should adapt to embrace our uniqueness." - Chief R. Stacey Laforme
Chief Stacey Laforme breathes life into every poem and story he shares, drawing from his own experiences....
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