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Atlantic Canadian Short Fiction and Poetry
Readings in this collection consist of short stories and poems from both established and emerging Atlantic Canadian authors. The subject matter covered in these works range from the experience of growing up in an insular coastal community in Cape Breton, to profiles of the unique individuals who live throughout Atlantic Canada. More readings will be added to this collection in the future. You can include readings from this collection in your custom coursepack along with any other readings on the site.
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Canadian Historical Short Fiction
Readings in this collection consist of short works of Canadian historical fiction. In settings ranging from Newfoundland fishing outports to small towns in Northern Ontario, the authors of these stories explore themes such as coming of age, the changing role of women in society, and the role of religion in small rural communities. More readings will be added to this collection in the future. You can include readings from this collection in your custom coursepack along with any other readings on the site.
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Climate Change in Canadian Poetry and Short Fiction
The poems and short stories in this collection explore the anxiety and confusion brought on by the threat of climate change. Themes explored in these readings include our relationship with wildlife and the natural world, how we adapt to our changing world, and the struggle of balancing the joy of parenthood with the anxiety of the prospect of being a parent in a changing world. More readings will be added to this collection in the future. You can include readings from this collection in your custom coursepack along with any other readings on the site.
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Death and Dying in Canadian Short Fiction and Poetry
The poems and short stories in this collection explore the themes of death and dying from a variety of perspectives. Themes include coping with the death of a parent as in Shut up You’re Pretty and On Not Losing my Father’s Ashes in the Flood, how a community copes with the loss of a member, the role of the eulogy in The Last Word and the death of everyone and everything as in Has the World Ended Yet. More readings will be added to this collection in the future. You can include readings from this collection in your custom coursepack along with any other readings on the site.
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Disability in Canadian Short Fiction and Poetry
The authors of the readings in this collection express their experiences with disability through their poetry, short, fiction, and artwork. Each title in this collection includes poems with a variety of different forms and perspectives. More readings will be added to this collection in the future. You can include readings from this collection in your custom coursepack along with any other readings on the site.
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Family and Parenthood in Canadian Short Fiction and Poetry
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Immigration in Canadian Short Fiction and Poetry
Readings in this collection explore the Canadian immigrant experience from a variety of perspectives. In Things are Good Now, Djamila Ibrahim tells the stories of immigrants before, during and after their moves to new homes in new countries and the struggles they face in building and maintaining relationships in new surroundings. In We are Not Pakistan, Shauna Singh Baldwin tells ten deeply human stories of individuals facing unique challenges across Canada and around the world. And in We Two Alone, Jack Wang charts the lives of Chinese immigrants to Canada from the 1920s to the present. More readings will be added to this collection in the future. You can include readings from this collection in your custom coursepack along with any other readings on the site.
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Indigenous Voices in Canadian Short Fiction and Poetry
Readings in this collection consist of a variety of poems and short stories written by Indigenous Canadian authors. These include the Indigenous Voices anthology from Rebel Mountain Press, and Indigenous language works in translation from Bookland Press. More readings will be added to this collection in the future. You can include readings from this collection in your custom coursepack along with any other readings on the site.
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Rural Canadian Short Fiction and Poetry
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The Natural World in Canadian Short Fiction and Poetry
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Urban Canadian Short Fiction and Poetry
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