The Last Will and Testament of Jon Martinez de Larrume explores Labrador South and the people who were drawn to its resources and wild beauty from the 1500s to the present day.
From one of the first wills written...
Poetry
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The Last Will and Testament of Jon Martinez de Larrume
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The Cyclic Variations – and more new poems
The Newfoundland Poetry Series began in 1993, to honour and preserve the literary talents of our Newfoundland and Labrador poets. Breakwater's aim is to make the series affordable to as many lovers of poetry...
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The March Hare Anthology
The March Hare Anthology commemorates twenty years of one of Canada's most successful literary festivals. Blending international writers with some of the best Newfoundland and Labrador writers and musicians,...
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Around the Red Land – Newfoundland Poetry Series
These poems span the gamut of life from love to death; a eulogy for a people, who for the most part, are no longer with us. Their evolution in rural Newfoundland has taken hundreds of years, and there is a good...
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Come By Chance – Newfoundland Poetry Series
Come-By-Chance is a collection of poems, often narrative, sometimes lyrical, always ruminative, about home, family, and place, about leaving and returning, about growing up and growing old, about leaving Newfoundland...
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A Painter’s Poems
A Painter’s Poems comprises poetry that Pratt has written over the past 50 years, echoing his career as a painter. They are autobiographical “pages from a diary.” They respond to encounters with people, places,...
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The Winter of Remarkable Oranges
This localized interpretation of the Book of Job is rich with history, colour, and beauty. The lyrical poems are balanced with some of the finest drawings to ever come out of Newfoundland.
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If More Winters, or this the Last – Newfoundland Poetry Series
The Newfoundland Poetry Series began in 1993, to honour and preserve the literary talents of our Newfoundland and Labrador poets. Breakwater's aim is to make the series affordable to as many lovers of poetry...
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An Island In The Sky – Selected Poetry of Al Pittman
This compilation from one of Canada's most acclaimed writers spans four decades and six volumes. Often bittersweet and occasionally enigmatic, these poems represent Pittman's infinite talent. Targeted at a wide...
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The Teenage Years…Mapped
The Teenage Years ... Mapped is a collection of poetry by Joshua Jamieson, a talented young poet who is sure to contribute to the future of Newfoundland literature. In his poetry, the author explores the social...
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