ArticlesSarah Klassen
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FeaturesCMU Press thrives in the sweet spot between academics, artistic merit, and focus on Mennonites
In the eclectic, vibrant landscape of Prairie books, many publishers work hard to cultivate their own niches and specialties. Fewer of these balance such interests with an institutional direction, and fewer still manage to find the sweet spot between such specificity and a broader appeal. But CMU Press and its director, Dr. Sue Sorensen, are out to plumb the best of both worlds. -
FictionComplicated desire for family foregrounds tale set in early 1900s Mennonite town
The creative fodder for Winnipeg author Sarah Klassen’s second novel, The Russian Daughter, came from a story told by her mother about a childless couple who made two attempts at adoption, both ending sadly. -
PoetryCollection comes together through staying with poems, letting themes reveal themselves
For Manitoba poet Sarah Klassen, writing poems is an exercise in waiting. The process she went through for her newest collection of poetry, The Tree of Life, was no different.
