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Time for an update
In my very first post on this very sporadic blog, I wrote about “Der Friedensfürst,” a choral piece that has been a longtime favourite among certain groups of Mennonites, and which my extended family always used to sing at Christmas. That post got more comments than any other I’ve written—clearly, there were many others just as … Continue reading Time for an update
Influences (2)
Thinking about poetic influences again, I went back to the first two books of poetry I ever bought: questions I asked my mother (Turnstone Press, 1987) by Di Brandt, and Journey to Yalta (Turnstone Press, 1988) by Sarah Klassen. These collections came out at a time when Mennonite writers were getting a lot of attention, which happened … Continue reading Influences (2)
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New Greiffenberg translations for Lent
Beginning today, a newly-translated sonnet will appear every Sunday in Lent on our web site Catharina Regina von Greiffenberg: Sonnets and Songs. Sally Ito, Sarah Klassen and I are continuing our collaborative translation of Greiffenberg’s poetry; for this Lenten series we have chosen a group of sonnets focusing on the life and ministry of Christ. … Continue reading New Greiffenberg translations for Lent
Reading in Saskatoon
I always enjoy having an excuse to visit Saskatoon–so it’s great to have the chance to do a poetry reading at McNally Robinson, together with fellow Winnipeg poet Angeline Schellenberg and Saskatoon poet/essayist/fiction writer dee Hobsbawn-Smith, on Wednesday, September 17, 7:00pm. This reading will also be streamed live on YouTube. Details here.