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Sophia Conway is an Irish poet and author.

Poetry

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Her Japanese short-form and free-verse poetry has been published numerous times, with her micro-chapbook Crumbs & Constellations: A Haiku Story published in 2024 by the Origami Poetry Project.[1] She has taught Haiku poetry workshops [2] and done spoken word performances for the Sakura Days Festival in Vancouver, Canada.[3]. Her short haiga film City in Gold was shown as part of The Haiku Foundation's HaikuLife Film Festival in 2024 [4]. She is a member of the League of Canadian Poets.[5].

Writing

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She self-published her first novella His Last Companion in 2023. [6] Her first essay What Found Poetry Can Teach Us About Life With God with the Clayjar Review [7] was well received and her second essay Loving Our Imprisoned Neighbors published with Love is Moving Magazine [8] was heavily inspired by her community letter writing work [9] and led to her being selected as the magazines November 2024 Artists Spotlight.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Sophia Conway". www.origamipoems.com.
  2. ^ "2024 Experience Japan Tent - Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival". March 5, 2024.
  3. ^ "2024 Floral Stage - Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival". March 5, 2024.
  4. ^ "HaikuLife 2024".
  5. ^ "League of Canadian Poets - Member public profile". leagueofcanadianpoets.wildapricot.org.
  6. ^ "Sophia Conway". www.goodreads.com.
  7. ^ Team, The Clayjar; Conway, Sophia (October 18, 2024). "What Found Poetry Can Teach Us About Life With God".
  8. ^ "Remembering Our Imprisoned Neighbours". November 12, 2024.
  9. ^ "Parksville volunteers write 900 Christmas cards to seniors". 5 December 2024.
  10. ^ "A Cup That Overflows". November 21, 2024.
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