A book I find myself returning to is Maggie Burton’s poetry collection, Chores. Captivating from the opening lines, with uncomplicated language and vivid, visceral images, Burton revisits the day-to-day events of domestic life and women’s labour that are often overlooked. Bringing tenderness to the struggles of survival, these poems stir up nostalgia for home and beloved grandmothers.
— Andrea Hubley is a poet living in Nova Scotia. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in Strangely Familiar (a chapbook, Three Cups Curation), The Dalhousie Review, Understorey Magazine and Unstamatic Magazine. She recently completed an Alistair MacLeod mentorship with Margo Wheaton, funded by the Writers Federation of Nova Scotia.
You can find Andrea Hubley’s poem "Shards (or Bull Beach, 1986)" in Issue 299 Spring 2024. Order the issue now:
