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Poetry Canadian

Leaving Howe Island

by (author) Sadiqa de Meijer

Publisher
Oolichan Books
Initial publish date
Oct 2013
Category
Canadian
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780889822955
    Publish Date
    Oct 2013
    List Price
    $17.95

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Sadiqa de Meijer was born in Amsterdam, and moved to Canada as a child. Her poetry, short stories and essays have appeared in many journals, including The Malahat Review, Geist, The Fiddlehead, Riddle Fence and Poetry Magazine. Her poems were anthologized in The Best of Canadian Poetry in English 2008 (Tightrope Books) and in the international anthology Villanelles (Everymen's Library). In 2012, her series "Great Aunt Unmarried" won the CBC Poetry Prize. Leaving Howe Island is her first collection.

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