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  • Finding What Always Was

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    Born in the silence of lockdowns and the noise of systemic change, the Deadly Poets Society began as a circle of Indigenous and non-Indigenous health researchers who met fortnightly to write, reflect, and hold space for one another. What started...


  • Voices of Awdal

    Somali Wisdom and Heritage in Verse
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    “Poetry is language at its most distilled and most powerful” – Rita Dov What does it mean to preserve a legacy through words? Somali poets answer this question with the fierce beauty and timeless wisdom of their verse. This anthology shines a...


  • Hungarian Poetry (Folk, Classical and Modern) in English

    1000 years
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    An accomplished poet and the author of Canadian Hungarian Literature (1897 - 2017), Frank Veszely brings to the English reader the rich treasure-house of folk, classical, and modern Hungarian poetry (1000 - 2020). The translations read as if they...


  • The Hope and the Healing

    a powerful collection of poetry by survivors of sexual violence
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    The Hope and the Healing is a collection of poetry, from both named and anonymous authors, written by people who have experienced sexual violence and assault firsthand. These raw and true uncensored retellings are separated into two sections:...


  • Chasing Shadows

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    In Chasing Shadows, Toronto writers Adi Dasgupta, Kishan Baskaran, and Jamil Shamji invite you to explore dark places through verse and rhyme. This poetry anthology attempts to break down walls and find safe spaces in forgotten communities to be...


  • Wild Flowers

    Longing for Belonging
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    Some gifts are obvious, coming wrapped in glittering paper with colourful bows, but others can be easily overlooked when our hearts and minds are preoccupied by the busyness of life. Friendship, acceptance, love, faith…. All the things that make...


  • Desperate Writers of Port Alberni Write Again

    A collection of short stories and poems
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    An easy to read compilation of short stories and poems. The authors would like you to enjoy this collection while waiting for the bus, waiting for appointments or just enjoying a cup of tea!