Carol Bruneau shows the world through renowned folk artist’s eyes Carol Bruneau’s first nine books have all been critically acclaimed, and why not. Her sentences are meticulous, elegant constructions that pile on seemingly ordinary […]
A conversation with Lesley Choyce, 100-time author
Linden MacIntrye shared with ABT’s editor his thoughts on Atlantic Canada’s storytelling, and writing about home.
George Elliott Clarke, in his unique brand of spoken word, Africadian poetry, explores a personal subject, his great-aunt Portia White, an internationally celebrated opera contralto. His lyrical ode to her life and work is a celebration of love. He shared with ABT editor, Karalee Clerk, thoughts about his great-aunt, Portia White, and his family’s incredible creative DNA.
shalan joudry and Katie Vautour discuss Indigenous and settler science and worldviews, animal representation, imagery and form in their respective new works
Jaysus, Lisa, your questions read like poems … my who? Painter-twin?? Ahem, of course, oh yes, absolutely, William Turner! (Quickly googling here) … Ah! Yes, yes, The Painter of Light … light is everything, everywhere, even in our brightest hour we are grovelling for the light…
“As voters we are behaving more and more like our neighbours to the South, with their presidential system, and we vote for one leader or the other.”
“I think it is clear that there is not a whole lot of relevant cultural information in the school systems.”
…regular, ordinary people such as myself could dream big, and make the dreams come true.
I guess the most important element to writing honestly is empathy.
Author Budge Wilson talks about her first book of poetry, After Swissair, and her journey in creating it.
