CAA Toronto Anthology
Gathered Streams
A Collection of Works by Members of the CAA Toronto Branch
Gathered Streams is the anthology of the Canadian Authors Association Toronto Branch. It contains works of poetry, short fiction and non-fiction by our Branch members.
Publisher: Hidden Brook Press.
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Introduction to Gathered Streams
by Bianca Lakoseljac
What defines an Anthology?
The root meaning is derived from the Greek word for flower gathering: anthos flower + logia, collecting.
Literary Works by Branch Members
In this Anthology, we set out to gather literary works by the authors of the Canadian Authors Association, Toronto Branch. The collection is comprised of prose fiction and non-fiction as well as poetry. We chose the title, Gathered Streams, to reflect the diversity of literary style, insight, and experience that brought about a collection exemplifying the broad scope of Canadian literature.
Thanks to Those That Contributed
I truly enjoyed coordinating this anthology. I would like to thank our editors, Sharon Crawford, Jake Hogeterp, and Nathan Medcalf, and our Vice President/Secretary Liisa Hypponen for their commitment to making this collection happen. I would also like to extend special thanks to our contributors, whose works have brought us this outstanding anthology.
Bianca Lakoseljac
Toronto Branch
Canadian Authors Association
Inside the Anthology
An Excerpt
This month's excerpt is from Liisa Hypponen's poem, entitled "All You Need Is Love."
The Catalonian Coast beckons
To that summer long ago
Iridescent blue Mediterranean
Greets the glimmering shore
Swishing sprays of salty foam
Undulating in and out again
Seagulls flying high
In the azure sky
Ascending, ascending
Then swooping low
Ephemeral shadows
Flickering over
The bronzed skin
Of the sun-kissed worshippers below
Brilliant bikinis
And sun-bleached hair
As if tangled ties
Of golden seaweed
Grew from our heads
Hot sparkling sand
Heating our limbs
Ankles and wrists
Adorned
In beaded bracelets
Of primary hues
We basked away
The hours in the
Afternoon sun
Tall Swedes were there
With flaxen hair
The Irish with their brogue
Still echoing in my ear
The Highland Scots
Rolling their 'r's
The Germans and the Dutch
Me the Canadian
And the Englishman
Who stole my heart
An altered moment
Out of time in the sun
This harmonious clan
On sacred sand
Still lingers in my mind.
Anthology Team
- Anthology Coordinator: Bianca Lakoseljac
- Editors: Sharon Crawford, Jake Hogeterp, Nathan Medcalf
- Communication: Liisa Hypponen
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Updated: May 10, 2011