This first issue of our quarterly magazine is based on the themes of "time/the passing of time" and "what happens at the stroke of midnight", and contains short fiction by Martin Lees and Violet Hour publisher Celeste Miller, short non-fiction by Y.M. Mill and Violet Hour editor Danielle Dufoe, and poetry by Sudbury's Poet Laureate Kim Fahner, previous Sudbury Poet Laureate Roger Nash, newcomers Shagufta Iqbal and Maddison Bonnett, and more. Also in this issue is an interview with Sudbury's debut novelist Shawna Diane Partridge, and a review of her inaugural novella Rule of Seconds, as well as The Violet Hour's "Author Spotlight" segment, featuring Sudbury author Allan R. Thompson (author of Rural Roots).
From the head frames of mines near the outskirts of Sudbury, to the birds that soar over Pelee Island,Kim Fahner's poetry is about discovering self, journeying, finding paths and straying from them, andthen trying to make meaning out of image and metaphor. Her voice is clear, quirky, and spirited, butalways searching. In the midst of the poetry, there are birds, trees, shifts of light and weather in sky,feathers, and pebbles gathered on the shores of lakes. She is drawn to the rhythms of the natural worldin a manner that speaks to her Celtic background.Part of the collection is ekphrastic in origin and fashion, speaking particularly to the artistic works ofGeorgia O?Keefe, Mary Pratt, Alex Colville, Nicola Slattery, and Barry Ace. ?The Great LakesSequence,? for instance, is set in Ontario, and based on the honouring blankets created by Ojibwayartist, Barry Ace, in his exhibition honouring the waters of the five Great Lakes. Fahner's northernroots are reflected in this sequence, with references to road trips along highways that speak of familyhistory and connection to the land. In all of the ekprhastic pieces, Fahner is fascinated by the notionthat the artist is hidden, and yet somehow still reflected, in the work they have created. She createspieces of poetry that delve into the worlds of the artists, weaving her own life into their works.The most obvious metaphor is the journey that we take as humans, from place to place, but also withinourselves, searching for meaning and answers in places as ?normal? as an Irish pub overlooking theAtlantic, or in gathering sea glass and pressed coal from shipwrecks in Lake Erie. She journeys onland, and internally, drawing her reader in and inviting them to imagine such future journeys of theirown.
This first issue of our quarterly magazine is based on the themes of "time/the passing of time" and "what happens at the stroke of midnight", and contains short fiction by Martin Lees and Violet Hour publisher Celeste Miller, short non-fiction by Y.M. Mill and Violet Hour editor Danielle Dufoe, and poetry by Sudbury's Poet Laureate Kim Fahner, previous Sudbury Poet Laureate Roger Nash, newcomers Shagufta Iqbal and Maddison Bonnett, and more. Also in this issue is an interview with Sudbury's debut novelist Shawna Diane Partridge, and a review of her inaugural novella Rule of Seconds, as well as The Violet Hour's "Author Spotlight" segment, featuring Sudbury author Allan R. Thompson (author of Rural Roots).
Thank you for visiting our website. Would you like to provide feedback on how we could improve your experience?
This site does not use any third party cookies with one exception — it uses cookies from Google to deliver its services and to analyze traffic.Learn More.