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

Contributor Bios…. 110

Suggested Reading…. 114

Acknowledgements…. 116