Michelle Doege’s debut book of poems, Root of Light (Shanti Arts, 2023), explores border crossings and migrations, the weavings of ancestors and trees, and the boldness of living one’s true life. Her story “End of a Rainbow” appears in Wherever I Find Myself: Stories of Canadian Immigrant Women (Caitlin Press, 2017) and “Siva’s Fire” was shortlisted for the Malahat Review’s Constance Rooke Creative Nonfiction Prize (2021 & 2022). She holds an MFA in poetry/mixed genre writing from Augsburg College (Minneapolis). Michelle has fond memories of serving as committee member and workshop facilitator for Poetry London, now Antler River Poetry. In her new community—on Syilx territory in what is now Vernon, BC―she is a featured poet in Why We Write: Poets of Vernon (2021) and co-founder of the Valley Voices Reading Series. For more info: www.michelledoegepoet.com
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