Arctic Inspired, A Tribute to the Tundra
List of Contributors…. vii
Foreword…. ix
by Tim Irvin
Introduction – North of Sixty…. x
by Ted Harrison
The Prodigal…. xi
poem by Ted Harrison
Longing for the North…. 1
speech by George Luste
The Borealis Expedition, 2005…. 2
story by Nina Emery
ARCTIC-ulations…. 10
lexicon by Heidi Braun, Drew Gulyas, Jennifer Kingsley, Steve Moore and Levi Waldron.
What The Tundra Has To Offer…. 15
poem by Matthew Nienow
My Journey Through the North…. 16
story by Margo Millette
A glimpse into another world…. 24
story by Paul vanPeenen
Riversong…. 31
song by Jennifer Kingsley and Alison Pick
Confluence…. 33
poem by Alison Pick
The Snow Chasers…. 34
story by Sandy Briggs
Day 32 – Hood River Journal…. 43
journal entry by Heidi Braun
The Poet and the Bear…. 44
story by Robert Perkins
One Summer With The Inuit…. 50
poem by Matthew Nienow
From Arctic Cairns Notes…. 52
excerpts by various travellers
Mourning on the River…. 60
story by Tim Irvin
Caribou Migration—Crossing the Back River…. 64
journal entry by Christopher Sledzik
“M” is for Muskox…. 71
story by Robert Perkins
Fall…. 72
story by Alex Hall
Day 40 – Hood River Journal…. 74
journal entry by Heidi Braun
Unimagined…. 78
story by Jennifer Kingsley
River…. 84
poem by Alison Pick
Endless Solitude…. 90
poem by George Luste
Inuksuk…. 92
poem by Matthew Nienow
Reflections…. 94
story by Lindsey Cymbalisty
Alone on the Barrens…. 98
story by Tim Irvin
The Last Word…. 109
story by Alex Hall