Wanda Waterman is a poet, spoken word artist, blogger, cultural journalist, and digital nomad. She’s been writing regularly for The Voice Magazine since 2004, not long after she began studying psychology at Athabasca. Her poetry has been published in Descant, The Talking Leaves, Chizine, Our Times, The Best of Tigertail, and Pottersfield Portfolio and her articles in Design is Political, Rawckus Magazine, Coastal Life, The New Internationalist, This Magazine, and in her blog, The Mindful Bard. She grew up in Nova Scotia, but after having lived in New Hampshire and North Africa she’s now settled in Montreal.
“How do you defeat terrorism? don’t be terrorized.” – Salman Rushdie We take a taxi to Denden to meet a friend at an outdoor café before searching for another taxi to take us to Bardo, the site of the March 18 terrorist attack that resulted in the deaths of 23 people?19 of them tourists from… Read more »
Album: Navegar Artist: Bïa Krieger “I want the songs to be naked but their nudity is so beautiful you don’t feel there’s something missing. It’s just that you can finally listen to all those beautiful sounds. I felt I was bringing something that was very feminine, very sensual and warm. Like diving into this tropical… Read more »
“The Black Atlas” is the alias of Peter Koronios, a solo artist who creates an intriguing blend of ambient and grunge rock. He’s recently released a brilliant cover of Florence and the Machine’s “What the Water Gave Me,” as a follow-up to his latest EP, The Other. Koronios, spent eight months teaching himself guitar, bass,… Read more »
Film: Advanced Style Director: Lina Plioplyte “You make me feel so young. You make me feel as though spring has sprung. And every time I see you grin, I’m such a happy individual.” – from “You Make Me Feel So Young,” by Joseph Myrow and Mack Gordon Why do gorgeously dressed older women make such… Read more »
The Black Atlas is the alias of Peter Koronios, a solo artist who creates a mesmerising blend of ambient and grunge rock. He’s recently released a brilliant cover of Florence and the Machine’s “What the Water Gave Me,” as a follow-up to his latest EP, The Other. Koronios spent 8 months teaching himself guitar, bass,… Read more »
“I read a lot of Russian literature years back?Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, and stuff like that. Then I read lots of Buddhist and Zen stuff. Then I got into politics, economics … also the psychedelic stuff. Movies, other music, weird life events?it all goes into the melting pot. Depending on where you dip the ladle you get… Read more »
Album: Portrait Artists: Angèle Dubeau and La Pietà Composer: Ludovico Einaudi “The greatest compliment is knowing that some people have written a poem or painted a painting while listening to my music. Or that they have simply smiled at another day. I think that music can enter deep inside your soul. You are more defenceless… Read more »
