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  • “Open Book banner reading ‘Celebrated Books by Indigenous Authors’ in bold white text on an orange background. To the left, a detail from Reflections #112 by Daphne Odjig shows a stylized figure in vibrant red, blue, and orange with a white bird above, framed by flowing green lines.”
    “Open Book banner reading ‘Celebrated Books by Indigenous Authors’ in bold white text on an orange background. To the left, a detail from Reflections #112 by Daphne Odjig shows a stylized figure in vibrant red, blue, and orange with a white bird above, framed by flowing green lines.”
    September 30, 2025

    Celebrating Works by Indigenous Authors in Ontario and Throughout Turtle Island

    Modern Indigenous literature published in Ontario and throughout Turtle Island is alive with innovation, resistance, lyricism, and urgency. And the authors we're highlighting. today carry forward traditions, ...

  • On Shooting Stars and Poetry as Fuel
    On Shooting Stars and Poetry as Fuel
    September 01, 2022

    On Shooting Stars and Poetry as Fuel

    To live at all is to grieve;but, once, to have it all at onceis to see a shooting star: shooting starshooting star.Arthur Sze (From Shooting Star) I read a poem every morning. Not because I have a pile ...

  • Literature in Isolation
    Literature in Isolation
    April 28, 2020

    Literature in Isolation

    “When this is over, remember how important books and movies and television and music and public radio were to your experience and your ability to get through a really hard time.”—Elisabeth de Mariaffi In ...

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