Making Room

Making Room

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Making Room

Making Room

Forty Years of Room Magazine

Written by Meghan Bell

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This book celebrates the history and evolution of Canadian literature and feminism with some of the most exciting and thought-provoking fiction, poetry, and essays the magazine has published since it was founded in 1975 as ROOM OF ONE'S OWN. This collection includes poems about men not to be fallen in love with, trans womanhood, the morning-after pill, the "mind fuck" of being raped by a romantic partner, and a tribute to the women who were murdered in the Montreal Massacre. In one story, a group of sexual assault survivors meet weekly and come up with an unique way to help police capture their assailant, while in another a dinner party turns to witty talk of racism, sexism, pornography, and time travel. One author recounts how she learned multiple languages in order to connect with her father, another reluctantly walks down the aisle in order to stay in Canada with the man she loves. For forty years, ROOM has created a space for diverse voices. As Amber Dawn says in her opening essay, "There is Room. We do fit". Contributors include Carol Shields, Audrey Thomas, Marian Engel, M. NourbeSe Philip, Carmen Aguirre, Eden Robinson, Daphne Marlatt, Dorothy Livesay, Ayelet Tsabari, Ivan Coyote, Tracey Lindberg, Sina Queyras, Evelyn Lau, Jen Sookfong Lee, Gail Anderson-Dargatz, and more. With forewords by Eleanor Wachtel and Amber Dawn, interviews with four former ROOM editors, and an afterword by ROOM's current publisher and managing editor.
ISBN-13
9781987915402
Publisher
Caitlin Press (CA)
Publication date
1 May 2017
Format
Paperback
Pages
416
Dimensions
230 x 155 mm
Illustrations
4 illus
Language
English

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