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north star – november 3rd – kingston, on

By: vera wabegijig October 25, 2018December 1, 2020

aaniin kina wiya! hello everyone! Last year, three of my poems were transformed into choral music by Mark Sirett. Next week, there will be a concert in Kingston, Ontario. If you’re in the area, swing by as it will be an incredible audible experience. When I heard the choirs last year in London, Ontario during…

choral music anyone?

By: vera wabegijig July 28, 2018December 10, 2020

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Last year, I had three of my poems commissioned by Western University’s Gloria Gassi as part of the Canadian 150 celebration. This arrangement by Mark Sirett went on to win an award, Outstanding Choral Composition award at the Choral Canada 2018 National Choral Awards. So that’s pretty cool! Here’s the recording of the choral arrangement…

learning new (old) techniques

By: vera wabegijig July 24, 2018December 10, 2020

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Last year, I travelled with my family to a nishnaabemowin language camp on the Grand Traverse Odawa & Ojibway community located near Peshawbetown, Michigan. If you’ve ever traveled along the Trans-Canada Highway, you’ll remember how majestic this land truly is. If you travel across the border from Sault Ste Marie, Ontario into Michigan the beauty…

share: poetry recordings on soundcloud

By: vera wabegijig March 13, 2018December 10, 2020

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Good morning lovers of literature, art, music, and creativity! I’ve been uploading a few tracks to my wild rice dreams soundcloud page, which I’m sharing here for the first time. Last year, I had three of my poems set to sheet music by award-winning Canadian Composer, Mark Sirett for a choral performance in October at Western University.…

poetry: tools, inspiration, and moving forward

By: vera wabegijig February 27, 2018December 10, 2020

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Good morning fellow WordPressers and lovers of poetry, words, stories, and images! I heard some Crows this morning singing away in their guttural, scratchy voices. Mixed in was this one Raven who offers a deep, resonating bass that leads them away to the schoolyard across the road perhaps scrutinizing the ground below for morsels of…

edge of winter – part 2

By: vera wabegijig February 18, 2018December 10, 2020

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A few more photos from today’s walk along the Ottawa River. The first photo is one I took of myself. It’s pretty cool to see the trees reflected in my eye! And the second photo is the remains of some little pine cones. Looks like some squirrels had a feast. Enjoy the rest of the…

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