Kit Pearson gets the Woodcock

“One of BC’s outstanding kidlit/YA authors, Kit Pearson (at right) is the recipient of the 32nd George Woodcock Award, only the second writer for children to get it.FULL STORY

 

Ode to loving

May 19th, 2021

In her second collection of poems, blue gait (Mother Tongue $19.95) due out in October, shauna paull sings the praises of a way of life that doesn’t have material concerns at its core but which looks to the world as a loving place. Her “songs” focus on elders, environmentalists, daughters and lovers, and the joys of simple gifts made by hand. paull has worked extensively with migrant and refugee women, advocating for labour and mobility rights, and poverty alleviation. She represented Canada at the UN Commission on the Status of Women in 2006. 978-1-896949-88-8

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