ArticlesIssue 74, Spring/Summer 2019
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PoetryReturn to poetry reveals a new appreciation for formal elements
St. Boniface Elegies is Winnipeg writer Catherine Hunter’s fourth book of poetry and her first since 1997’s Latent Heat. In the intervening years, she’s published five novels, most recently After Light. -
FictionMother Goose becomes a new character on the Prairies
The Mother Goose Letters – an updated and revamped collection of Mother Goose stories, backstories, and rhymes – is certainly not your standard fare of children’s nursery rhymes. -
FictionGripping crime tale features a love of cars and blue-collar protagonist
The car: In so many stories, in print, on TV, and in the theatres, it’s all about the car. -
En FrançaisTraduire sans trahir : le ton juste et le mot juste
Pourquoi vouloir que son œuvre paraisse en traduction? « Pourquoi se limiter à l’anglais? », répond Katherena Vermette, poète et romancière Métisse de Winnipeg. -
En Français
The right tone and the right word not lost in translation
What is the importance in having an author’s works appear in translation? “Who wants to be limited to English?” replies Katherena Vermette, the award-winning Métis poet and novelist from Winnipeg. -
FictionMind-bending debut novel tackles issues of identity and progress
Bruce Cinnamon doesn’t put a foot wrong in The Melting Queen, his fantastical debut novel. In addition to providing humour and a surreal plot, the author examines some serious themes: identity, friendship, betrayal, and politicians creating alternative histories. -
FeaturesDispatches
I’m a librarian and I have a confession to make: when I think about the work I do, books aren’t the first thing that comes to mind. I work in a public library (this past December I celebrated my 11th “librarian birthday”) and what I see when I close my eyes on the bus ride home is waves, clusters, and crowds of people. -
Young Adult/ChildrenWriting the challenges of daily life for refugee youth
Winnipeg-based author Brenda Hasiuk tackles life in a new country, changing friendships, heroic journeys, lies, and guilt in her new novel for young adults, Swan Dive. Lazar (who goes by Cristoff or Cris to his friends) now lives in Winnipeg with his family after fleeing Sarajevo during the Bosnian War. -
Non-FictionComprehensive history of Assiniboine Park marks its 110th birthday
When David Spector retired from his position as research manager at Parks Canada, his chief passion project was to delve into the history of Winnipeg’s Assiniboine Park, the site of many enjoyable excursions with his parents in the ’50s and ’60s. -
PoetryDebut poetry collection mixes grief with humour
This Hole Called January, a debut collection of poems by Paula Jane Remlinger, explores the Prairie winter in fresh and personal ways. “Winter for me suggests themes of darkness and confinement, loneliness, depression, and loss,” Remlinger says.
