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A mother's story. A son's story. Poems that touch us.

The West is Calling is a picture book for the occasion, presenting snapshots of British Columbia history which feature places and periods deemed to be of importance.

As night falls on a soft summer evening, neighborhood children are drawn out of their houses by the sights and sounds of the world after dark.

In this bedtime poem, written by Inuit throat singer Celina Kalluk, an Inuit mother sings to her Kulu--or baby--about animals and other elements in their Arctic world and the gifts they bring to th

Tell: Poems for a girlhood is a collection based on the story of Reena Virk, who was murdered on November 14th, 1997, in a suburb of Victoria, British Columbia.

"Ranging from an island holiday gone wrong to a dive bar on the upswing to a yuppie mother in a pricey subdivision seeing her worst fears come true, these deftly written stories are populated by ba

The stories in The Two of Us focus on pairs: intense one-on-one relationships and encounters.

Après «Le poème est une maison de long séjour», «Le poème est une maison de bord de mer» constitue le second volet de la trilogie «Catalogues affectueux».

A collection of laments and celebrations that reflect on our struggle to believe in the future of a world that continues to disappoint us.