One for Sorrow, Two for Mirth

One for Sorrow, Two for Mirth


Last night I had the absolute pleasure of attending the launch of One for Sorrow, Two for Mirth, Presentation College Windsor's 2010 writing anthology. 
Lia Hills (The Beginner's Guide to Living, The possibility of Flight) and I were lucky enough to work with the students for a week earlier in the year. They took chances with their writing, they  talked about words and ideas, they were willing to consider life from another person's perspective. They were entertaining. And they wrote beautiful things. Hard to ask for more in a workshop group, really. It's really not surprising that this anthology is such a great read. 
Last night it was clear that the creative process, started months ago, had continued during the year.  The English teachers at PCW are a hard working and talented group and the school obviously values the arts, which, not surprisingly, makes me like them a lot. 
It's a gorgeous anthology. Like all good writers, the contributors to this publication spin us around, forcing us to explore what is to be human, sometimes by writing about what it's like to not be human. They write about love and hope. And the absence of these things. 
A big congratulations to all involved.