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    Interview with Melanie Marttila banner. Background image of the author, woman in black dress with grey hair and leaning on a birch tree near to baywater. Grey section to the right with text overlaid and the Open Book logo.
    April 11, 2024

    Melanie Marttila Shows the Reader How She Moves Through the World in The Art of Floating

    Inspired by the natural world and landscapes of northeastern and southwestern Ontario, and by personal, intimate moments in a person's life, Melanie Marttila has written a new collection of poems that ...

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