Walk Myself Home: An Anthology to End Violence Against Women

by Andrea Routley (Editor), Yvonne Blomer, Fazeela Jiwa

There is an epidemic of violence against women in Canada and the world. For many women physical and sexual assault, or the threat of such violence, is a daily reality. "Walk Myself Home" is an anthology of poetry, fiction, nonfiction and oral interviews on the subject of violence against women including contributions by Kate Braid, Yasuko Thanh and Susan Musgrave.
"Walk Myself Home" began as a small idea: to create a chapbook and sell it at the next LoudSpeaker Festival. The response was overwhelming. This small idea found a chorus of voices, and its sound was too big for a chapbook.

Genres: Feminism, Poetry, Essays

184 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2010

Reviews

[Barbara McEwen · Rating 4 out of 5]

A strong collection I hope gets a larger readership. I connected with the prose a bit more than the poetry but that is pretty typical with me.

[Andrew Wade · Rating 4 out of 5]

A strong anthology with surprising breadth, from more expected tales of abuse to a story of what it's like sharing the one outhouse with a hundred men at a construction site. Admittedly, I have a poem in here myself. Still, it's a solid collection for a good cause.