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  • All The Small Things

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    “In this very old, magical place / I knew I was not alone.” A vibrant, moving sophomore collection, All the Small Things offers a gentle reminder to readers young and old: You are not alone. Through poetic lyricism and whimsical watercolour...


  • Fieldnotes

    in stillness & motion
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    Earmarking the residue of daily life, Jilly Frances recognizes the ever-changing nature of time and light, as a mirror, as a mother, as a memory, reflecting back to us moments that are both present and fleeting.


  • Traces of Pilgrimage

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    This book of poems conveys experiences in the life of the poet, with occasional conjuring through the eyes of other beings. The poems range from the intimate to the universal. Wonder, grief and humor intertwine throughout the book, sometimes all...


  • The Poems of My Life

    Rhyming Poetry
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    This book is for you, as much as the poems are directly about me, believe me it is for you. To encourage you to write your own stories and your own poetry. To remember your grade 5 self that their words matter, that you matter. This book is for...


  • Walking Two Worlds

    Poems and Drawings
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    This book has been a profound, personal journey across time, space and dimensions. Most of the poems have been given to me directly from my Spirit Guides, their words, ideas and concepts have not been altered in anyway. My role has only been to...


  • Feelings for Life

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    "Feelings for Life" is a collection of poetry which details storyteller Sharon Syrette's life journey from her personal connections to friends and family, to relationships both good and bad and how her Ojibway culture has shaped her.


  • Exposed 2U

    Self-Reflection Through Questions and Observations
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    What does it mean to be a man? The poems in Exposed 2U explore this question with gentleness, humour, and honesty, offering open-hearted reflections on subjects like love and romance, family and fatherhood, religion and spirituality, illness and...


  • Reflections

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    That broken old buggy down by the well If it could talk it would have a story to tell Of horses and sleighs and bygone days Pull up a stump and hear what it says. Reflections is a collection of rhyming poetry that shares a snapshot of a life that...


  • A Garden in the Rain

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    In this début collection, Dell Catherall shapes language the way a gardener prunes an aspen tree. Paying tribute to a garden, a husband, a son lost to childhood demons, the poems in this collection connect the humble to the luminous. A draft...


  • Second Chances

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    Spanning a lifetime’s worth of both blessings and hardship, Second Chances is an introspective poetry collection that delves deep into life’s ups and downs with moving insight. Author Kathleen Coughlin Dunn’s maturity of prose speaks of a life...