Tanya Davis and the collective team that came together to produce the accompanying video to her short poem, “Othering,” have laid down beautiful imagery and sound to create a coherent yet mysterious work that remains buzzing in your mind hours later. Continue reading Othering – Tanya Davis Crafts Poem About Our Tattered Relationship With the Environment
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Fredericton Appoints Jenna Lyn Albert as City’s New Poet Laureate
The City of Fredericton appointed their new poet laureate, Jenna Lyn Albert, on January 15th. During her two-year term, Albert will work to bolster the already-flourishing art scene in the New Brunswick capital. Continue reading Fredericton Appoints Jenna Lyn Albert as City’s New Poet Laureate
The Lost City: The Photographs of Ian MacEachern and John Leroux on Where Saint John Went Wrong
Saint John is a hard city to love. You practically have to be into born it, like a hereditary Stockholm syndrome. It is the industrial business-end of a province that has often taken it for granted and the result of centuries of questionable city planning choices. It is, however, not without its Victorian charms. It is a city at odds with itself, perpetually torn between modernization and preservation. The Lost City, featuring the photographs of Ian MacEachearn and written by architect John Leroux, documents one such period of aggressive urban renewal within Saint John during the 1960s, indeed one of the most aggressive in Canadian history, and the miscalculation that led to the displacement of an entire community. Continue reading The Lost City: The Photographs of Ian MacEachern and John Leroux on Where Saint John Went Wrong
Joshua Van Tassel Explores the not-unlikely Possibility that Giant Squid aren’t from Earth with ‘Crossworlds’
Combining Pacific Rim and The Shipping News in a way you never knew you needed, Crossworlds is the short story of quaint seaside village life and terrible sea monsters. The 40-page book, written by Jordan Crute and Joshua Van Tassel and features illustrations by Geordan Moore along with its own soundtrack, is Moby Dick with a sci-fi twist and a side of Clint Mansell. And for now, it’s also a beautiful limited edition. Continue reading Joshua Van Tassel Explores the not-unlikely Possibility that Giant Squid aren’t from Earth with ‘Crossworlds’
Monster House Explores Wolastoqiyik Teachings With ‘Mahtoqueh’s Journey’
Right on the tail of releasing the third in their series of Herman Monster children’s books, Monster House Publishing is publishing Matoqueh’s Journey, a story full of traditional Wolastoqiyik values and teachings from aboriginal author and artist, Braelyn Cyr. Continue reading Monster House Explores Wolastoqiyik Teachings With ‘Mahtoqueh’s Journey’