The Poet Who Warns Us Not to Revere the Past
The work of Newfoundland poet Tom Dawe tackles the dangers of nostalgia
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The Challenge of Addressing Slavery in Children’s Stories
Where history has ignored the lives of Black Canadians, writers like Christopher Paul Curtis have turned painful realities into powerful narratives
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Climate Fiction’s Unhelpful Obsession With the End of the World
We already have plenty of stories about the apocalypse. Now, we need ones that imagine new futures
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Elizabeth Smart Died in 1986. Her Work Still Haunts Me
Poetic genius, bohemian, copywriter: she taught me to never compromise
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The Search for the Great Canadian Novel
Our national life is exciting, dramatic, and unpredictable. Why don’t more Canadian novelists write about it?
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Traces of Mavis
How a great Canadian writer died penniless in Paris
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