Maru and the Maple Leaf by Uma Parameswaran, Larkuma Publishing, 2016 (367 pages) Uma Parameswaran, a retired professor of […]
The Literature Issue: Decolonizing Voices
Volume 31 Issue 4

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.

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.

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.”

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

Evening, and Cloudburst above the lake
And the ducks give up their dabbling at the lily patch

Tracks
Collier was born a boy, but when I knew him in high school, he called himself two-spirit, fluid.