The Mi'kmaq Anthology

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Rita Joe, Lesley Choyce
Pottersfield Press, 1997 - Literary Collections - 282 pages
A varied and spiritual collection of work by the Mi'kmaq writers of Atlantic Canada. Both young and old stories and storytellers combine talents to produce short stories, poetry, and personal essays.

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Contents

Introduction Rita Joe
10
Lindsay Marshall
36
Mary Louise Martin
64
Copyright

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About the author (1997)

Rita Joe is a well-known Mi'kmaq poet, the author of Song of Eskasoni and Poems of Rita Joe. She was recently awarded the Order of Canada. Lesley Choyce was born in New Jersey in 1951 and moved to Canada in 1978. Choyce teaches part-time at Dalhousie University, runs Pottersfield Press and has written 40 adult and young adult books. Choyce also hosts a nationally syndicated TV talk show in Halifax. His recent novel, The Republic of Nothing is currently being developed as a feature length movie. In 1996, Viking/Penguin published Choyce's best-selling Nova Scotia: Shaped By The Sea. Along with the Surf Poets, he has released a poetry/music album titled Long Lost Planet.

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