This stunning collection of poetry by gillian harding-russell describes the magical and transitory world of the north, particularly in and around Yellowknife. It is an eloquent and personal exploration of the history, the harsh darkness, and legends of the north viewed through an imaginative lens, from the failed Franklin expeditions to the Mad Trapper. These are abundant and imaginative poems about quests, migrations, northern spirits and vanished populations.

gillian harding-russell is a Regina poet who has been visiting her daughter in Yellowknife for the past four years. She has three previous poetry collections and several chapbooks published. In 2015, the sequence "Proud Men do not Listen" from In Another Air was shortlisted for Exile's Gwendolyn MacEwen Chapbook Award.

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Equipped with endless curiosity, boundless empathy, and super-sharp senses, gillian harding-russell is the ultimate explorer. With sparkling language and vast imagination, she engages deeply through time with the landscape, art, mysteries, and stories of the ever-changing North. These are poems of extraordinary energy and vision.
Brenda Schmidt, author of Culverts Beneath the Narrow Road

These vivid poems of northern landscape and story evince strong presences, human and otherwise. Their long rhythms, affecting images and deep perspective - in a voice both imaginative and enquiring - explore the knowledge, myth and legend at the edges of mystery and psyche, inviting us into the complexities we all are.
David Zieroth, author of the bridge from day to night