Mary Barnes
Mary Barnes is of Ojibwe descent. She is a graduate of the University of Waterloo and a winner of the Tom York Award for short fiction. She has written book reviews for The Antigonish Review and currently writes for Prairiefire. Her poetry has appeared in literary journals such as the Prairie Journal, Tower Poetry Society, and Voicings. Inspirations for her writing come from the landscape of her youth and everyday encounters. Born in Parry Sound, she now lives in Wasaga Beach with her husband Bob and writes, gardens, and talks to the birds.
Books (2)
Synopsis:
Drawing on her Ojibwa roots and storytelling, Barnes shares stories that take the heart on the path to the past, nostalgic though it may be, wherein lies discovery, memories, and rhythms that ease the soul. Touching, tender but never overwrought, Barnes' poetry brings wonder to the spirit of nature and provides a sense of connection to the things most often overlooked.
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140 pages | 7.50" x 5.00" | Paperback
Synopsis:
"His voice was as thick as pine resin when he began to read and as the words travelled down my spine."
Mary Barnes has identified beauty in subtlety. What Fox Knew captures our gentle world in rich poems that calm and awaken. Amid landscape and truth, the quiet world we take for granted is revealed anew with tempered grace. Bringing her Ojibwe roots to the fore, the poet has constructed a first collection that settles on masterful.
Reviews
"What Fox Knew is a beautiful collection of poems that lead us to reflect on the essential spaces of beauty, justice, love, home and nation. Mary Barnes is the poet whose work I've been waiting to read; I had no idea how much until I read these poems. These are not quick poems; they are not desperate, or rushed. Barnes' poems are, to quote her, "thick as resin" and also gorgeously clear as amber in the light. --Juliane Okot Bitek
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136 pages | 5.00" x 7.50"
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