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Deep Enough for Whales: Writing in Canada Now | Dionne Brand, Rabindranath Maharaj, Tessa McWatt

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Twenty-seven writers in Canada were asked to contribute pieces of original work describing how they see writing today. From Atwood's opening, through writing from Indigenous writers, the reader is given a sense of how twenty-seven of the country's finest writers see their world today. With an introduction by the editors, Dionne Brand, Rabindranath Maharaj, and Tessa McWatt. Contributors include: Margaret Atwood Michael Ondaatje Madeleine Thien, M G Vassanji, Lawrence Hill Pascale Quiviger Nino Ricci Sheila Fischman Heather O'Neill Camilla Gibb Eden Robinson Lee Maracle Rawi Hage Michael Helm Lisa Moore Rita Wong Hiromi Goto George Elliott Clarke Nicole Brossard Judith Thompson David Chariandy Richard Van Camp Marie-Hélčne Poitras Stephen Henighan Greg Hollingshead Leanne Betasamosake Simpson

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Deep Enough for Whales: Writing in Canada Now | Dionne Brand, Rabindranath Maharaj, Tessa McWatt

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To name a few, Margaret Atwood, Lawrence Hill, and Michael Ondaatje wrote essays for this anthology on what it means to write creatively in Canada, about Canada, or with Canadian experience. Within a few essays, I concluded this book should be read by all who write creatively, regardless of what ties you may or may not have to Canada, regardless of what branch of storytelling you devote your time to. The essay by Hiromi Goto was one of my faves.

Graywacke Sounds really good. Noting. 5y

RaimeyGallant @Graywacke @jenniferw88 @merelybookish @Bradleygirl I forgot to mention in my review that the publisher must have changed the title after the book entered the Litsy database. This is the correct Litsy listing, but the title as photographed is Luminous Ink. :) 5y

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Deep Enough for Whales: Writing in Canada Now | Dionne Brand, Rabindranath Maharaj, Tessa McWatt

"I began to consciously approach my creative practice as a place to refuse and resist white hegemony even as I worked to disentangle myself from internalized racism. Alongside this learning/unlearning I was also disentangling myself from internalized sexism, homophobia, transphobia, and other forms of oppression... This is ongoing work. It is never done.'" The title for this series of essays about writing creatively was changed to Luminous Ink.

RaimeyGallant Correct Litsy listing; incorrect title. 5y

GingerAntics This sounds interesting. 5y

Graywacke Greay quote, but also, yum! 5y

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