Love Poems for the Times: Laughing As We Resist

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To love is to risk, to be dangerous enough to sigh, cry, laugh, and jest in the most harrowing of conditions, in grief, and in the solemnity of witness. Dreams of love and liberation are filled with laughter, wit, and irreverence or they are not full. In Room’s Wits End issue, humour and satire act […]

The Way We Future: Terese Mason Pierre Interviews ...

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How can we envision the future in times of mass crisis and grief? We learn what it means to imagine better worlds ⎯ or if such a thing exists ⎯ as Whitney French speaks to Terese Mason Pierre in Room 47.1 Utopia. This post is part of our 2025 Black Futures Month & Black History […]

“This Is Not a Good Time to Forget About the Land”...

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Humour can be biting, born of grief, heartbreak, and more ⎯ it not only packs a satirical punch but also offers vulnerability and insight. Today, we’re reading “This Is Not a Good Time to Forget About the Land,” by Jenan Afaneh, from Room 48.1 Wits End. “This Is Not a Good Time to Forget About […]

Black History / Black Futures Month Statement and ...

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Black History / Black Futures Month Statement 2025 marks 30 years since, following a motion by the Honourable Jean Augustine, the first Black woman elected to Canada’s parliament, the House of Commons recognized Black History Month in Canada. Yet it’s only been 17 years since the Senate, too, recognized Black History Month, making the motion […]

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ROOM 48.1 WITS END
In times of crisis, we laugh to offer tenderness, to ward off despair— so we can be brave. Gather round ROOM 48.1 WITS END and let humour be a mirror held up to the state of the world as we continue to resist.

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ROOM 47.4 FULL CIRCLE
Step back with Room into the past, to parents, to childhood homes, and to people once known and loved; dig into themes of grief and healing; and ultimately explore what it means to come full circle in literature.

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