Art for Change: What Can We Do? by Diane Taylor

“One of these beautiful prints stands tall on my desk as I write these words and fills me with inspiration, and gratitude that good is everywhere, and hope that peace is not illusive.” Diane Taylor This series explores how art can change our lives and bring more beauty, connection, and community to the world. Northumberland…

A Residential School Memoir: a review by Diane Taylor

We first posted this review August 13, 2021. A shorter version subsequently appeared in The Globe and Mail. “A book should be the axe for the frozen sea within us,” said Franz Kafka. Such a book is The Education of Augie Merasty: A Residential School Memoir published in 2015 by the University of Regina Press….

A Residential School Memoir – A Review by Diane Taylor

“A book should be the axe for the frozen sea within us,” said Franz Kafka. Such a book is The Education of Augie Merasty: A Residential School Memoir published in 2015 by the University of Regina Press. Just seventy-three pages, this book represents one Cree man’s experience with abuses he endured as a child at…