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How the Light is Spent is a meditation on love and loss, on time and tempo. From the Drumheller Badlands to Istanbul, Turkey and back to Canada, Gail Sidonie Sobat scores the light and the shadow of human relationships, composing an etude of how best to mark our allotted time. The first section, "Badlands," constructs a narrative of a young couple in love who are eventually divided by war and tragedy, their story so poignant it never quite leaves the remaining pages. The middle collection of poems, entitled "Sailing to Byzantium," sweeps readers across the ocean and drops them squarely into the heat and noise of an Istanbul market. A piercing impression of longing permeates this section, troubling the finality of the first narrative, as if the lover's grief is embodied, restless. The third section, "How the Light is Spent," replaces the exotic locale of the mid-section with more familiar scenes, at least for Canadian readers. The collection ends with a final cadence of poems revealing an almost familiar soul who attempts to "cheat autumn," all the while dancing onwards with time. Gail Sidonie Sobat's work has been variously described as "beautiful...and concise...at times sexy, and always quite human."

This anthology of poetry and prose represents the writing of a community of workshop participants who took part in guided writing sessions with Helen Humphreys. The sessions were held at Wintergreen Studios, an off-grid educational retreat centre in the Frontenac Arch Biosphere Reserve. All of the writing-in one way or another-derives from the land surrounding Wintergreen.

This is a book of prayers for women who want to pray but can't. Many women feel the urge to pray-when a child is sick, when a loved one is dying, when relationships sour, in the presence of beauty. Our impulse is to say "Oh God, help!" or "Oh God, thank you." But as soon as we think or say the word God, many of us freeze, because we do not believe in a god who intervenes in our lives. We may well believe that there is a spiritual dimension or that life is imbued with the sacred. We may believe in a timeless, mysterious grace that envelops us all. Yet the very word God and the concept of prayer may have lost meaning for us. However, even when our image of divinity is not of a god who helps us, who wants to be thanked and praised, or who judges or forgives us, it is still possible to pray and to think about what prayer means. And so we pray.In this book we offer the kinds of prayers we can still pray. There are one-line prayers, easy to memorize, and to think or say at all times of the day and night, such as when we go to bed, enter our workplace, or wait for the hand dryer to dry our hands. There are also longer prayers to read when we have the time to be still. We hope that you can pray these prayers, and that this prayerful language is meaningful for you, and that you might begin to shape your days with your own authentic and sustaining words of prayer.

Join Zeke O'Connor as he takes you through the many journeys he has travelled over the past six decades, first as a remarkably successful athelete (yes, it's the Zeke O'Connor who scored the winning touchdown with the Toronto Argonauts in 1952), then as a friend and companion to Sir Edmund Hillary as the two towering men scaled Mount Everest, and finally to the most amazing journeys of all. As the founding President of The Sir Edmund Hillary Foundation, there is no one better equipped than Zeke O'Connor to tell of how this foundation enabled the Nepalese Sherpas to build their own 13 medical clinics and 17 schools over the past few decades, to establish literacy programs for women, and to spearhead a reforestation project that saw the planting of over 2 million seedlings over a 30-year span. Each journey described in this unique memoir is told with grace and humility. It is a celebration of the human spirit and lives well lived.

This engaging autobiographical account traces the remarkable life and career of John Meisel, Canadian political scientist, professor, and public intellectual. The memoir is witty and insightful, filled with stories and personalities that will both inspire and challenge readers the world over. Peter C. Newman, former editor of Maclean's and the Toronto Star, has this to say about the book:,"John Meisel is a national treasure - with a Moravian accent. His life and times have bridged fabulous careers in academia and public affairs, anointing each with the grace of his thoughts and the cadence of his words. This is a book for the ages." Learn more about the book through Wintergreen Studios Press (www.wintergreenstudiospress.com).

A Taste of Wintergreen features favourite and much-requested recipes from Wintergreen Studios - a non-for-profit environmental and arts education eco-retreat located in the Frontenac Biosphere UNESCO World Heritage Site. The book features accessible, healthy recipes, with a focus on local, organic, and seasonal ingredients. Recipes include: Garlic Scape Pesto; Maple Stew; Savoury Jalapeno Cornbread; Spinach Mushroom and Blue Cheese Frittata; Baked Cauliflower and Ancient Grains; Mango and Shrimp Glass Noodle Salad; Chickpea, Potato, and Artichoke Casserole; Kale with Pan-Fried Vegetables; Goat Burgers with Yoghurt Mint Sauce; Cranberry Zucchini Loaf; Green Tea Cake; and Chocolate Risotto.

This guide for secondary school and college educators leads them through the history, forms, and beauty of Japanese poetry. Most of the work is on haiku, but there are also chapters on haibun, tanka, and haiga. Traditional and contemporary examples of all four forms appear throughout, along with ideas for classroom instruction and a wealth of print and web-based resources.