People You Know, Places You've Been
People You Know, Places You've Been
Rodney Cross
, Rosa Cross
, Pamela Roberts Griffith
, Barry Kazimer
, Lisa Ostrowski
, Reilly Robson
, cassandra schiemann
, Linda Leitch
, Jude Castillo
, Marilyn Stanley
, Dawn Macdonald
, Mary Therrien
, Beth Dekoker
, Noelle Walsh
, Joshua Lewis
, Gwynn Scheltema
, Andrea Pole
, Mary-Esther Lee
, Natasa Ilic
, Sarah Schwartz
, Marjorie Roy
, Dani Kat
, Roxanne Reed
, Claudie Léveillé
, Margo Beredjiklian
, Stacy Stafford
, Amanda Schempp
, Hoda Montazeri
, Alice Meems
, Haley Spencer
, Nicole Haldoupis
, Roland Schigas
, Melissa Kohlman
, Joe Mitchell
, Vicki Bedford
, Karen Nordrum
, Karen Kendrick
, Heather Belliveau
, Prabh Toor
, Kym Marsh
, Rhona Brinkman
, Christopher Evans
, C. Ray
, Laurie Burns
, joy mills
, Charles Leblanc
, Sandra Storey
, Robert Hykawy
, Leslie Vermeer
, Siobhan Monaghan
, Karen Reid
, Randi Ann Doll
, Laura Patterson
, Deb Philippon
, Elizabeth Ivanovich
, Sandra Perry
, Elle Andra-Warner
, Tyra Antle
, Shawna Moodie
, Debra Chandler
, Mary Danieli
, Kathleen Mary Kilmer
, Ken Gilmour
, Jessica Murray
, Andrea Gillespie
, Crystal Inwood
, Melissa Poremba
, Kim Cappellina
, Mary Trujillo
, Janet Meisner
, PATRICIA SOPEL
, Gabrielle Wolfe
, Shari Dalton
, Joanna McFarlane-Frampton
, Maureen Brownlee
, Meaghan Hackinen
, Allison Dube
, Paris Semansky
, Michelle Onyango
, Yolande Thivierge
, Maria Mclean
, Lynn Andrews
, Derek Davidson
, Deanna Radford
, Susan Jang
, diana kirkwood
, Jenna Lyn Albert
, Rose Ghaedi
, Benita Hartwell
, Janice Cournoyer
, Anne Baldo
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The latest poetry and artwork collection from Hana Shafi examines the unlikely connections we make to the people and places we encounter. Despite the infinite variations of our lives, every urban dweller has sparred with a neighbour they disliked, seen beautiful strangers on public transit, told secrets to their hairdresser. We interact with these supporting characters on a daily basis—and often we are them for others.
Shafi celebrates the Antiheroes of the world (the alcoholic at your local bar, teenage girls); examines those in Beautiful Leading Roles (the hot professor, the rich couple); lauds older generations of Wizards and Crones; and flags the Nemeses (men who think they’re allies, competitors for produce at farmer’s markets). We sink into recognition at depictions of Palaces such as the greasy spoon, Dungeons of public transit, and the Liminal Spaces of checkout counters or waiting rooms (including that one at the end of the cosmos).
People You Know, Places You've Been is an insightful, charming collection that offers a sense of shared recognition and nostalgia, ultimately asking: what if seemingly mundane places are actually the foundations of who you are?
