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Stop! Look! Listen! Jane C. Miller's Listening Recommendation

I am drawn to music with lyrics in languages I don’t understand, which allows me to hear, unmediated by meaning, the emotional synthesis and counterpoint of sound. Two of my favorites are Trio Mediaeval from Norway, and Mariza from Portugal. Isn’t our work as writers similar? We choose our words, not just for meaning, but for what their sounds make us feel. 

 

 

 

2024 Ralph Gustafson Poetry Contest Shortlist Announced!

The Fiddlehead is pleased to announce the finalists of our 2024 Ralph Gustafson Poetry Contest, judged by D. M. Bradford, Colleen Coco Collins, and Meghan Kemp-Gee! The winner of the $2000 contest prize will be announced in April 2024 and the winning poem will appear in the Spring 2025 issue (304). Thank you to all who entered and congratulations to the following fifteen finalists!

Stop! Look! Listen! Madeleine van Goudoever's Reading Recommendation

I wasn’t sure what to expect when I moved to Kelowna three years ago. I was coming from the rainforest. The Okanagan landscape seemed parched and barren. I was suspicious of the constant sunshine. I mourned the loss of my velvet forests full of ancient red cedars and Douglas firs, and set about trying to find a way to love this new land.  

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