Editorial
Decolonizing Voices
Territorial integrity is not the only marker of independence
The Literature Issue: Decolonizing Voices
Tribute
Dedication to Margaret Heap
Margaret will be remembered for her probing and incisive mind
Art
The space beyond words – Paintings and poems by ekoh dubois
Now, I have neither unease to express, nor artistic views to state, nor a CV to display.
Music
In my heart of hearts / Au plus profond de mon cœur
Mes quatre médiums se rejoignent tous soit en prenant des chemins différents ou en se mariant les uns aux autres.
Poetry
Opening Speech
sometimes I dream that speaking Hausa would make me feel better
Poetry
Upward Spiral
In the rich dread of my predecessors.
Poetry
They don’t like us much
No women here.
Book Review
Review of Blackbird Song
“The walk is a journey of the spirit carried by the body like a good friend, and sitting is an important part of the walking.”
Essay
Madness Abroad: Why Many Indo-Canadians Seek Help in Their Country of Origin
This suffering had demonstrated to me the harsh limitation in my heritage, both Indian and Western.
Short Story
The Art of War
The sound tech is weaponizing Classic Rock against me – “Start Me Up” by the Stones, “Light My Fire,” by The Doors.
Commentary
Canaries in a Coal Mine – Beyond Colten Boushie
...it would have been easy for me to fantasize that this landscape is the unspoilt one of ancient times, but I am focused instead on a radio program about a rural shooting that happened a few days ago.
Book Review
Review of Wrestling with Colonialism on Steroids: Quebec Inuit Fight for Their Homeland
Nungak delivers an often humorous, in-your-face account of the history of Nunavik
Poetry
My Grandmother’s Recipe
Tata worked as a waitress at her family's restaurant by the beach.
Book Review
A review of Evening Primrose
In her personal life, her friendship with a Zimbabwean fellow doctor earns her a brutal “correction” from her fellow countrymen.
Poetry
Evening, and Cloudburst above the lake
And the ducks give up their dabbling at the lily patch
Poetry
Borderlands and other poems
loops of razor wire fences
Short Story
Tracks
Collier was born a boy, but when I knew him in high school, he called himself two-spirit, fluid.
Book Review
A review of Conversations on Writing
Pay heed to the final words of a profound thinker.