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  • An Avian Alphabet

    An Illustrated Anthology of Canadian Poetry
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    An Avian Alphabet began as a body of art work, twenty-six bird images, one for each letter of the alphabet, created through the printmaking process of woodcut. Hung as a frieze around the gallery walls, they formed the anchor for an art...


  • Flat Circles, Sharp Edges

    A Collection of Poetry
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    Weaving through various themes, experiences and anecdotes, this debut collection dwells in both the abstract and the mundane, the ordinary and the divine, the universal and the personal. What does it mean to be human? What is the space beyond a...


  • Wildflowers

    Life in Poetry
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    A collection of one hundred carefully selected poems written over numerous years, Wildflowers is a lifetime realized in verse. Across eight sections, Koral Carpentier shows the breadth of her sincere, contemplative writing. She realizes vividly...


  • Inside Dreamlands

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    Unfolding through diverse, colourful narratives of real-world situations, these poems incorporate observations of a vivid waking life with the intense emotions and often surreal images of dreamland. Many poems deal with all the existential...


  • Life's Turns

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    Golden fireball shocks the orange-blue horizon Frost sparkles like glistening diamonds on the snow-white laden bushes and fields Sorbet-spun skies illuminate the frigid winter dawn Winter snow and summer campfires, love and loss, holy days and...


  • Searching for Meaning through Reflections on Life

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    As we get older, it seems like there is no shortage of challenges we must face. Increasing stress at work, caring for aging parents, or supporting loved ones—the list can feel endless. At times we are so focused on others, we sometimes neglect...


  • In The North I Saw Polaris

    Collected Poems
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    here i am bent into the crease of my life lost in the fold the turn of the page When the pressures of daily life threaten to overwhelm us, we forget to return to what matters most: nature, love, the people we care about. We forget ourselves. We...


  • Weaving the World

    A Tapestry of Eclectic Verse
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    Weaving the World is a collection of over one hundred eclectic verses on a variety of themes, people, animals, plants and nature. Themes throughout the sixteen chapters range from family, marriage & friendship to community connections, from race,...


  • Solitude's Solace

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    Questioning life experiences - from British India to independent India; minority discrimination in the new land (USA). Entertains questions, as subtle as human nature to what’s hidden behind ultimate reality; perceived by an amateur...


  • Where The Soil Remembers

    Earth
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    In the second book of the Alchemy of Her Soul series, Where the Soil Remembers: Earth, C. Lynn turns inward to navigate the layers of her past. Through poetry and reflection, she explores the journey of self-discovery, resilience, and personal...