Mining the Quiet – twelve poems
by Tara G. Harris
Synopsis
Mining the Quiet: twelve poems explores occupation and absence in a remote boomtown turned ghost town. It describes the experience of being left behind after industry moves out.
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Read Alison Manley’s lovely review of Tara’s book on the Miramichi Reader website.
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Featuring illustrations by Ali Brew, alibrew.com
Book design by Berdene Owen
Tara G. Harris is a member of the Qalipu First Nation. She grew up in Buchans, Newfoundland, just as the town’s 60-year mining operation reached the end of its lifespan. Growing up in a boomtown-gone-bust inspires her to write about the joyful and harsh realities of living in rural Atlantic Canada. Facebook: /tara.g.harris Instagram: /registryrat