The Obituaries of Strangers

A ongoing exploration of prose and poetry writing, photographs and sound recordings. This work seeks to dissect and understand caregiver life, Alzheimer’s disease, placemaking, genetic memory and a 400 year North American settler family history from poetic perspectives. Magpie acknowledges the support from family, the living people of Norfolk County, Ontario, the remains and the ghosts of those resting ancestors in the cemeteries of Norfolk, Brantford and Brant Ontario. huge gratitude to Cousin and writer Grant Smith for all his documents and excitement. Appreciation for the financial support of the Ontario Arts Council and the Canada Council For The Arts.

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