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Illustrated book cover of Rita Joe's For the Children, depicting 2 baby birds sitting on a branch

Poetry for us — Indian Residential Schools

  • Posted 02 June 2023
  • By Adrienne Grace
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Indian Residential Schools, an excerpt of the book For the Children by Rita Joe (Mi’kmaw elder), discusses sexual and mental abuse

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Landscape of low mountains, pine trees, and golden flowers next to the edge of a lake

Poetry for Us — Desolation Wilderness

  • Posted 03 May 2023
  • By Adrienne Grace
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Desolation Wilderness, a poem by Irene Linshin. Crossing the raging Upper Falls on Glen Alpine Trail     my son and I balance packs lunch poles

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A single onion flower in a dry field at sunset

Poetry for Us — Gandhi’s Children

  • Posted 05 April 2023
  • By Adrienne Grace
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Gandhi’s Children by Irene Lipshin — Opening the morning news, I stare into the face of a mother, cradling a child

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