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Emily Isaacson

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Windsor, Canada
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Poetry, Spirituality, Fiction

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May 2020


This author also writes under: W.E. Isaacson

Emily Isaacson’s poetry is classic Canadiana literature. After 35 years of crafting poetry, her lyrical voice and practiced ear produce a carefree and lilting result: the sea, the journey, the ship all come to life in this postmodern poetry with romance and spiritual transcendence as destination.

The Wild Lily Institute was founded for research and education in literature, the arts, and medicine. Located in the Fraser Vallley of British Columbia, we feature the writing and analog photography of Emily Isaacson, her work and legacy. A regular visitor of Westminster Abbey here in the valley, her writing reflects the solitude and mythology of the Canadian wilderness, the sea, the stars and the First N ...more

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Emily Isaacson I am currently working on a new book called The White Nightgown. I am thrilled to be staring a cottagecore poetry series with this book as the jumping…moreI am currently working on a new book called The White Nightgown. I am thrilled to be staring a cottagecore poetry series with this book as the jumping off point. I write every day in my favourite green embroidered April Cornell white nightgown for vintage effect to this painterly and heritage book. I think you'll want to get a copy of this beautiful antique book when it comes out.(less)
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Emily Isaacson The best thing about being a writer is your job is something you love, that pot of coffee that sets your day to just write, and seeing your book in pr…moreThe best thing about being a writer is your job is something you love, that pot of coffee that sets your day to just write, and seeing your book in print for the first time. You have such a feeling of amazement that your scribbles actually come to life! Working as a team with others who believe in your project makes it all worth it.(less)
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The Intercessions: From the...
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Love in the Time of Plague
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The Sunken Garden: a postmo...
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Snowflake Princess
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House of Rain
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The Fleur-de-lis - Volume II
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Victoriana
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Emily Isaacson liked Abby Antonio's review of The Humming:
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"What I appreciated most was the book's treatment of suffering. It doesn't simply say that pain makes someone deeper or more beautiful. Emily actually questions her own habit of making difficult things gentler through poetry and imagery, while Lilith " Read more of this review »
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"The later conversations about writing a novel were unexpectedly interesting. Emily admits that she isn't sure she can do it, and Lilith's answer is basically that the real question isn't whether she has the ability, but whether she is willing to stay" Read more of this review »
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"I admired this book more than I personally loved it. There is a lot of intelligence in the conversations between Emily and Lilith, and I liked how differently they see the world. Emily's mountain, the Fraser Valley, her notebooks, candles, animals, a" Read more of this review »
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"The humming itself is what made the book memorable for me. I liked that it isn't treated as something that needs to be neatly explained. Emily hears it around the mountain, after rain, alongside water and even in ordinary household sounds. I also lik" Read more of this review »
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