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Poetry: Nora Gould’s I see my love more clearly from a distance

Originally written for hobby blog on 16 March 2018 When reading the “about the author” section, I was struck by how Nora Gould mentions very little of her writing. This is because I see my love more clearly from a distance was her debut collection, and she chooses instead to talk about her life as a rancher …

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Personifying Nature: Should You or Shouldn’t You?

I’ve talked loosely on the advantages and disadvantages to using personification while trying to relate to nature while writing. To iterate, describing plants, animals, and places through a human frame makes them instantly relatable and understandable to readers. If we can imagine a solitary black bear on the hunt for berries in the woods, we …

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Poetry: Molly Peacock’s The Analyst

In May 2017, Molly Peacock’s poetry collection The Analyst and Terry Griggs’ short story collection The Discovery of Honey were launched from the used bookstore Attic Books and I was there. I bought a copy of each work after enjoying readings from both Peacock and Griggs. Both writers were very warm and encouraging to a writer trying to get …

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Prose: Heather O’Neill’s lullabies for little criminals

Originally written for hobby blog on 9 March 2018 lullabies for little criminals was one of many books I had to read for a Canadian lit class that was focusing heavily on trauma, trials, and tribulations.  This course, along with my Canadian Drama course, went a long way towards me believing that us Canadian writers are …

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Hopping Genres: My Personal Experiences Writing Prose, Poetry, and Experimental Writing

Prose, poetry, and experimental writing are not simply genres or writing, but feel like entirely different mediums and constructs. While you may go about writing a space opera differently from a harlequin romance, just as you use different aspects of poetry depending on if you’re writing lyrical poetry or spoken word, they all hold the …

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