Blood Root by Jessica Hiemstra ECW Books 112 pages $22 Jessica Hiemstra’s latest poetry collection, Blood Root, explores themes of belonging, home, and the complexities of loss related to war and colonialism. Rarely shying away from the rawness of death and the...
She’s a Lamb! by Meredith Hambrock ECW Books 312 pages $25 In Meredith Hambrock’s She’s a Lamb!, protagonist Jessamyn St. Germain doesn’t just dream of stardom—she demands it, claws at it, deludes herself into believing it’s owed to her. Hambrock shines a spotlight on...
Shadow Price by Farah Ghafoor House of Anansi Press 128 pages $23 Ecopoetry is a field that often explores the boundaries of human, animal, and machine. Shadow Price, the debut collection from Farah Ghafoor, presents a groundbreaking take on ecopoetry, exploring these...
Elseship by Tree Abraham Book*hug Press 282 pages $25 In this dazzling work of creative non-fiction that brings together perceptive prose and mesmerizing visuals, Ottawa-born writer and book designer Tree Abraham theorizes friendship, love, identity, and language by...
Orange Shirt Day and National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Statement Orange Shirt Day is a legacy of the St. Joseph Mission Residential School Commemoration Project and Reunion events in 2013. Created by former survivors and their families, the events aimed to...
Due to a confluence of factors, Room Magazine is posting this 2025 Pride Month feature later than planned. What does it mean to inhabit a body that others may not understand? We're revisiting an excerpt of Addie Tsai's Unwieldy Creatures first published in Room 44.1...
Pride Month Statement and Reading List Due to a confluence of factors, Room Magazine is posting this statement in acknowledgment of Pride Month later than planned. *** The first Pride was a riot. Despite banks and cops getting floats at Pride parades–despite plastic...
Indigenous History Month Statement and Reading List Due to a confluence of factors, Room Magazine is posting this statement in acknowledgment of Indigenous History Month later than planned. However, Room holds that Indigenous histories, presents, and futures are to be...
To the contributors, readers, and community of Room Magazine: We at Room Magazine extend our deepest and most sincere apologies for the significant delays in the production and delivery of several of our recent issues. We know how much trust our community places in...
Take a quick glimpse into the editing process with Room 48.2 Travellers' Lead Editor, Lena Belova, and get ready for the issue by listening to the a specially-curated vibes playlist. Lena Belova: Choosing pieces for the issue, which were open to any...
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