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Fireweed (periodical)
''Fireweed: A Feminist Quarterly of Writing, Politics, Art & Culture'', was founded in Toronto, Canada, in 1978 by the Fireweed Collective. Collective members have included Gay Allison, Lynne Fernie, Hilda Kirkwood, Liz Brady, Elizabeth Ruth, Makeda Silvera, Carolyn Smart and Rhea Tregebov. Issues of ''Fireweed'' usually focuses on a theme or topic, such as "Writing" (#10), "Fear & Violence" (#14), "Women of Colour" (#16), "Sex & Sexuality" (#37 & 38), and "Language" (#44/45), though there are frequent "open" issues. The quarterly's ISSN is 0706-3857. See also *List of literary magazines References External linksContact infoaccording to McClelland & Stewart McClelland & Stewart Limited is a Canadian publishing company. It is owned by Penguin Random House of Canada, a branch of Penguin Random House, the international book publishing division of German media giant Bertelsmann. History It was founded ... Review of the Canadian women poets issueby Nanci White "Fireweed: A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gay Allison
Gay Allison (born 1953) is a Canadians, Canadian poet, editor, and English teacher. She was the fiction editor of Canadian Forum, The Canadian Forum, poetry editor of ''Waves'', founding editor of a feminist journal, ''Fireweed (periodical), Fireweed'', co-editor of ''Landscape'', and founding member of the Women's Writing Collective of Toronto. Additionally, Allison is an advisory board member of ''Tiger Lily'', a journal by women of colour. Allison is also a full member of the League of Canadian Poets. She was the recipient of the Poetry Award from the Federation of Women Teachers' Association of Ontario (FWTAO) in 1982 and 1986. Early life Allison was born in Saskatchewan. She has since lived in Saskatoon, Edmonton, Vancouver, and Toronto. Work Allison's poetry in ''The Unravelling'', focuses on daily life "at a slow meditative pace." Publications Poetry * ''Life: Still.'' (1981) * ''In the Valley of the Butterflies'' (1981) * ''The Unravelling'' (1986) * "Iron Shirt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |