From the Heart of it All: Ten Years of Writing from Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside

by Heidi Greco (Editor)

This compilation celebrates ten years of work from Thursdays Writing Collective, a group of people who came together in a haven of safety to share and hone their talents. Their decade together has create a living document which attests to the power of the act of writing.

160 pages

Published January 1, 2018

About the author

After moving around quite a lot, I settled on Canada's West Coast in 1970. While studying at university (more than one), I had a few poems published, but then abandoned writing for just about 20 years.
I'm glad I came back, and can't imagine not writing ever again (they'll have to pry the pen out of my hand at the end, I am sure).
My books have mostly been collections of poetry, though a novella, Shrinking Violets snuck its way onto the list in 2011.
Now, ten years later, my newest book, Glorious Birds is here. It isn't poetry or even fiction, but personal musings on one of my all-time favourite films, Harold and Maude. Yes, I did a bunch of research, so I've included plenty of info about the screenwriter, the director, some of the actors, and the music. Mostly, it's a love song to, as Mary (in There's Something About Mary) calls it, "the greatest love story ever!"