Letter to Joey Smallwood
BY Shannon Webb-Campbell
Dear Joey: I’m still here and mixed
Mi’kmaq after all these years
You’re long dead, yet
Confederation couldn’t stop
Newfoundland’s ongoing
colonial violence.
You continued so unapologetically,
telling Ottawa there are no red Indians–
Ray Mackey: It really makes your day when you get an image you weren’t expecting
Your book’s title is Chasing Newfoundland; what are you trying to catch? I’m trying to catch everything. When I say everything I mean anything that’s kind of landscape-, wildlife-, and…
Blossoms, Glitter, and Silver Thaw
BY Ingrid Percy
While in residence at The Wells House, Joe Batt’s Arm, Fogo Island, I walk every day near The Witch’s Foot. Tromping on snow shoes in a down parka, with camera…