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...
As fall brings us new winds and heralds change, we're sitting with "After 'listing (v), 2013'" by Chimwemwe Undi from our upcoming Room 47.4 Full Circle now available for pre-order! "After 'listing (v), 2013'" by Chimwemwe Undi The trouble is I was nineteen, and no...
This week, we return to Emily Riddle's incredible poem, “Cree Girl Explodes the Political Project called 'Alberta,'” first published in Room 43.4 Twine. May it guide us to work in service of decolonizing efforts always. Cree Girl Explodes the Political Project called...
This late summer, we're sitting with "Heat, Body, Horror" by Dina Abdulhadi from our upcoming Room 47.3 Bodies, now available for pre-order! Heatwaves in spring, deathfalls in autumn marathons. I fry eggplant in its skin, baked again with tomato, breaking down...
This June is both National Indigenous History Month and Pride. We're thinking of Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya's recent words in Autostraddle: "Pride this year will take place during the eighth month of an ongoing genocide against Palestinian people by Israel. This cannot...
This week, we turn to Rasha Abdulhadi's “The Nasib, standing at the ruins" (first published in ROOM 39.1: MIGRATION) as we witness, grieve, and work against the ongoing genocide against the Palestinian people. As we continue to amplify Palestinian voices, we urge our...
This National Poetry Month, we're offering a sneak peek from our latest issue, Room 47.2 Seedpod. Here's “What should be safe” by Livia Meneghin, the Second Place Winner of Room’s 2023 Poetry Contest judged by John Elizabeth Stintzi: “What should be safe” Livia...
This National Poetry Month coincides with both spring and the solar eclipse, bringing change to the forefront. Here's a collection of ten poems about change from Room issues to sit with during this time of transformation and learning. "Old and Wise," by Jónína...
“I don’t believe in God but I do believe we should” is the Third Place Winner of Room’s 2023 Poetry Contest, as judged by John Elizabeth Stintzi. You can find the full list of winners, and what John had to say about each winning piece, here. I don't believe in God but...
Joining us for an email interview is this year’s Poetry Contest judge, John Elizabeth Stintzi (they/she). Stintzi’s first novel, Vanishing Monuments, was a finalist for the Amazon Canada First Novel Award, her second novel, My Volcano, was a Kirkus Reviews “Book of...
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.
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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