{"title":"Poetry","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"copy-of-a-matter-of-will","title":"Whazzat?","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #dd6227;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePoetry \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #dd6227;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePub Date:  September 28, 2017\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #dd6227;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e 5.5 x 8.5 in | 80 pgs\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #dd6227;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTrade Paperback: 9780995823525\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Intriguing musings with a comic edge and a deeper underlay lead mind and heart on a pleasurable wander down paths where 'Expectancy is, reliably, the most we can have.' By profession a philosopher, Nash’s  lyrical interweavings of metaphysics and myth, bombs and elevators, quarrels and beer, dystopia and hope, are braided through with a pliable, iridescent thread of wisdom. \"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Susan McMaster, past president, League of Canadian Poets\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Roger Nash is a natural philosopher (naturally) of the natural beauty, wit, and charm of nature. In poems that are both insightful and delightful, playful yet acutely aware of the world in which his poet's eye deciphers the intricacy of life, Nash gives us a collection that is not only worth reading but worthy of the delight he engenders with every poem and every line.\" -\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBruce Meyer, poet laureate, Barrie, Ont.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhazzat\u003c\/strong\u003e?\u003c\/em\u003e explores how poetry invites us to look at things differently, with a sense of surprise, a whazzat. It looks at paradoxes we meet in life, and ways of resolving them through shifts of perspective. Poems cluster in four sections around paradoxes in different parts of our lives. Can we square the sheer unpredictability of events – especially with climate change – with our recurring need for certainty? Can we revitalize downtown cores without losing a sense of our past? In our personal lives, can we see unavoidable paradoxes as “gifts” that heighten our sense of wonder, rather than threatening to divide us in two? Is there a “now” we can live in, or do we inevitably live in our pasts and imagined futures? A number of poems have been previously published in literary magazines and anthologies across Canada, the U.K. and the U.S.A. This collection draws them together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"p1\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1046\/6192\/files\/Roger_Photo_480x480.png?v=1579191375\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"195\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRoger Nash\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eRoger Nash is a past-President of the League of Canadian Poets, and inaugural Poet Laureate of Sudbury. As President of the League, he worked with Senator Jerry Grafstein to create the Parliamentary Canadian Poet Laureate position in Ottawa. He’s published nineteen books of poetry, short fiction and philosophy. Literary awards include: the Canadian Jewish Book Award for Poetry, the PEN\/O.Henry Prize Story Award, the Confederation Poets Award (twice), and first prizes in poetry contests with \u003cem\u003ePrism International\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Fiddlehead\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Latitude 46 Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":28224917381,"sku":"978-0995823525","price":20.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1046\/6192\/products\/Whazzat_jpg.png?v=1615312645"},{"product_id":"slagflower-poems-unearthed-from-a-mining-town-pre-order","title":"Slagflower: Poems Unearthed from a Mining Town","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #dd6227;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePoetry\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #dd6227;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePub Date: April 15, 2019 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #dd6227;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e5.5 X 8.5 in | 100 pgs\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #dd6227;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTrade Paperback: 9781988989105\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e“Poet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e is Greek for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003emaker\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e which is practically a synonym for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eworker\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e, and so Thomas L. Leduc is a thorough poet, i.e, a maker from and for the working-class.  Leduc's poetry—his work – ain't strip-mined, but is rooted in earth, hearth, and heart. In \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eSlagflower\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e, the poet retrieves true grit, the honest nugget (no fool's gold), and diamonds that are truly squeezed out of coal. Leduc is so skilled at heavy lifting, his touch is deft. You almost don't notice the toil--the hard work of making--that's produced this art, this sculpted masterpiece.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e-George Elliott Clarke, 7\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e Parliamentary Poet Laureate (2016, 2017)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e“Slagflower \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eis a collection that delves into the poet’s memories of a mining family, of people who depend upon the earth’s resources and risk their lives to go to work every day. From the impact of a miner’s death on his co-workers, to a daughter’s love for stones and rocks, to a father’s distaste for a kitchen sink made mostly of nickel, Thomas Leduc fashions a definitive sense of place, creates characters who are people we’ve all known and loved, and uses a warm, narrative voice to draw readers in. This debut collection of poems captures the raw beauty of the landscape, but also the difficult truths of what it means to be from a mining town in Northern Ontario. His voice is uniquely powerful because it is rooted so firmly in a lived experience of mining that has yet to be aptly captured in contemporary Canadian poetry.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e-Kim Fahner, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThese Wings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e, Poet Laureate of Greater Sudbury (2016-2018)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e“Plain-spoken yet beautifully crafted, these poems resound with deep history and authentic feeling. Gripping–I read them in one sitting.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-Susan McMaster, poet and editor\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSlagflower\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is the story of a fourth generation son of miners and his journey beyond the world underground. It's the story on a city struggling to grow beyond its past and become more than just a mining city. It's the story of everyone's struggle to be more than their family history, more than their past. It's the story of breaking through the earth and into the light.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMedia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1614710113394_187\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/debutantes.squarespace.com\/lessai\/2019\/11\/04\/thomas-leduc-slagflower-fahner\" title=\"Slagflower: Poems Unearthed From A Mining Town by Thomas Leduc\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSlagflower: Poems Unearthed From A Mining Town\u003c\/em\u003e by Thomas Leduc: Review\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en\" class=\"detailHeadline\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/sudbury\/tom-leduc-slagflower-book-1.5157827\" title=\"Slagflower: Poems Unearthed from a Mining Town released by Sudbury's Tom Leduc\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003eSlagflower: Poems Unearthed from a Mining Town released by Sudbury's Tom Leduc: CBC News, June 02, 2019\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/open-book.ca\/News\/Thomas-Leduc-s-Debut-Poetry-Collection-Examines-Family-Transformation-Northern-Ontario-s-Evolving-Identity\" title=\"Thomas Leduc's Debut Poetry Collection Examines Family, Transformation, \u0026amp; Northern Ontario's Evolving Identity\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003eThomas Leduc's Debut Poetry Collection Examines Family, Transformation, \u0026amp; Northern Ontario's Evolving Identity: Open Book, July 22, 2019\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1046\/6192\/files\/Tom_Author_Photo_480x480.png?v=1579105969\" alt=\"\" width=\"203\" height=\"203\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"descriptionAndDetails\" class=\"a-section a-spacing-extra-large\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"productDescription_feature_div\" class=\"feature\" data-feature-name=\"productDescription\" data-cel-widget=\"productDescription_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"productDescription_feature_div\" data-feature-name=\"productDescription\" data-template-name=\"productDescription\" class=\"a-row feature\" data-cel-widget=\"productDescription_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"productDescription\" class=\"a-section a-spacing-small\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThomas L. Leduc\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThomas L. Leduc is the descendant of four generations of miners and works at an industrial supply company in Sudbury.His poetry and writing has been appeared in anthologies and magazines in Canada and the U.S.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThomas was Poet Laureate of the City of Greater Sudbury between 2014 and 2016. He is President of the Sudbury Writers' Guild. He lives in Sudbury with his wife and two children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"sponsoredProducts2_feature_div\" class=\"feature\" data-feature-name=\"sponsoredProducts2\" data-cel-widget=\"sponsoredProducts2_feature_div\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Latitude 46 Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43321068355798,"sku":"978-1988989105","price":20.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1046\/6192\/products\/Slagflower_jpg.png?v=1615311977"},{"product_id":"before-the-usual-time-a-collection-of-indigenous-stories-and-poems-pre-order","title":"Before the Usual Time: A Collection of Indigenous Stories and Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #dd6227;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #dd6227;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShort-Fiction and Poetry\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #dd6227;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #dd6227;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePub Date : April 20, 2020\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #dd6227;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #dd6227;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e5.5 X 8.5 in | 144 pgs\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #dd6227;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #dd6227;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTrade Paperback : 9781988989150\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #dd6227;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #dd6227;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ee-pub: 9781988989181\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBefore the Usual Time\u003c\/em\u003e is a vibrantly eclectic anthology of strong Indigenous voices from right across Turtle Island. From poetry to creative non-fiction to speculative fiction and more, the writing from each spirited storyteller is rich with heartfelt narration that transcends nations. This collection effectively demonstrates the beautiful diversity of Indigenous voices and experiences throughout this land, and the common threads of strength and resilience that bind them through time. It is both a poignant look back and a promising look ahead. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBefore the Usual Time\u003c\/em\u003e features contributions by:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSherwin Bitsui                        David Groulx                       Craig Santos Perez\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChuquai Billy                           Sy Hoahwah                        Emma Petahtegoose\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmily Clarke                           Leanna Marshall                   Dennis Saddleman\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCraig Commanda                   Darlene Napons                   Ardelle Sagutcheway\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJessie Fiddler                         Joan Naviyuk Kane              Cathy Smith\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLori Flinders                           Ajuawak Kapashesit     \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Editor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDarlene Naponse\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"margin-bottom: 16px; float: right;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1046\/6192\/files\/Darlene_Naponse_480x480copy_480x480.png?v=1696012218\" width=\"227\" height=\"233\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eDarlene Naponse is an Anishinaabe from Atikameksheng Anishnawbek, Northern Ontario, where she was born and raised. She is a writer, independent film director, video artist, and community activist. She completed her MFA in Creative Writing at the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) in Santa Fe. Several of her short stories have been published in the Yellow Medicine Review, Along the 46th Anthology, and The Malahat Review. She is currently working on a book of short stories. She works from her studio on the Rez (Atikameksheng Anishnawbek).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMedia\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"title details-title\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"Before the Usual Time: Local publisher puts out anthology of Indigenous writing\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sudbury.com\/lifestyle\/before-the-usual-time-local-publisher-puts-out-anthology-of-indigenous-writing-2314706\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003eBefore the Usual Time: Local publisher puts out anthology of Indigenous writing: Sudbury.com, April 30, 2020\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"articleHeadline\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" title=\"New book has strong northern Ontario connections\" href=\"https:\/\/northernontario.ctvnews.ca\/new-book-has-strong-northern-ontario-connections-1.4932361\"\u003eNew book has strong northern Ontario connections\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-content-field=\"title\" class=\"entry-title p-name\" id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1614714039987_307\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"Book Review: Before the Usual Time: A Collection of Indigenous Stories and Poems (Various Authors)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cloudlakeliterary.ca\/blogposts\/book-review-before-the-usual-time-a-collection-of-indigenous-stories-and-poems-various-authors\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003eBook Review: Before the Usual Time: A Collection of Indigenous Stories and Poems (Various Authors)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003ePraise for Before the Usual Time                   \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e- Waubgeshig Rice, author of Moon of the Crusted Snow\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eBefore the Usual Time\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e brings together an international gathering of Indigenous creatives and visionaries, who one by one draw us into compelling, vivid realms, full of tension and dilemmata. 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In these unflinchingly intimate poems, Gatwenzi testifies on the intricacies of existence inside “\u003cem\u003ebrown skin like clay”\u003c\/em\u003e offering us a lyrical snapshot of the Black, Female, Believer Poet as “\u003cem\u003ePotter’s vessel \/ filled with authenticity”\u003c\/em\u003e. I loved reading this book. Bravo and hallelujah!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e--Andrea Thompson, author of \u003cem\u003eA Selected History of Soul Speak. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this debut collection by emerging poet Aurore Gatwenzi, a stunning new voice emerges as she shares the experience of being young and Black in northern Ontario. Gold Pours is a collection of poems that talk about God, identity, heartbreak and passion. 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