The Art of Floating
Marilyn Stanley
, Andrea Pole
, Agnes Marshall
, Lynn Andrews
, cassandra schiemann
, M M English
, Jude Castillo
, Joanna McFarlane-Frampton
, Joe Mitchell
, Marissa Yip-Young
, Beth Dekoker
, Sarah Schwartz
, Rosa Cross
, Barry Kazimer
, Holly Elisabeth
, Haley Belkiewicz
, Noelle Walsh
, Margo Beredjiklian
, Tanya Blake
, Rodney Cross
, Anna Rowe
, Patricia Johnson
, Sharon Forzley
, PATRICIA SOPEL
, Rhona Brinkman
, Jocelyn Heisel
, Gabrielle Veilleux
, Catherine Westerberg
, Linda Leitch
, Natalie Somerset
, darlene whitefish
, Joseph Chirayil
, Christopher Evans
, Elaine Baptie
, Cristina Pejkovic
, Natasa Ilic
, Crystal Inwood
, Mary Maceroni
, Laurie Burns
, Pamela Roberts Griffith
, Kim Cappellina
, Randi Ann Doll
, BJ Underwood
, Lynn Tait
, Maria Mclean
, Janice Cournoyer
, Leslie Vermeer
, Diane O'Flaherty
, Elle Andra-Warner
, Mary Lester
, Pat Johnston
, Benita Hartwell
, Robert Hykawy
, Lynn Bechtel
, Anika Brandt
, Sara Conway
, Kym Marsh
, Marla Schecter Howard
, Ken Gilmour
, Prabh Toor
, Janet Meisner
, Gabrielle Wolfe
, Zara Garcia-Alvarez
, Karen Nordrum
, Amie Gaudet
, Debra Meagher
, Rose Ghaedi
, Sindi Nika
, Shari Green
, Hoda Montazeri
, Lisa Reynolds
, Julie M.
, Shawna Moodie
, Chantal Vulker
, Andrea Gillespie
, Kathleen Mary Kilmer
, Alyce Soulodre
, Vivian Thorgeirson
, Shannon Lee
, Stephen Pinder
, Pamela Roberts Griffith
, Melissa Poremba
, Christine Lion
, Derek Davidson
, Pearl Pirie
, Maureen Brownlee
, Alex Henderson
, Margaret Makortoff
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Melanie Marttila captures the solace and healing she has found in the terrestrial landscapes, flora, and fauna of northeastern and southwestern Ontario while balancing the ebbs and flows of her mental health. There is similar reprieve in looking skyward as she shares in beautifully crafted poems the reflections of celestial patterns on moods, perceptions and relationships. Through the often insignificant and mildly miniscule moments in life, Marttila demonstrates the truth and hope that lie within each, whether connecting with land or sky. The Art of Floating is dedicated to the poet's father, who taught her how to surrender to and survive the rough waters of mental illness.
