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\nPhotography by Gabor Gasztonyi<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Heather <\/span>Haley<\/span><\/h1>\n

POET\u00a0 \u00a0SONGBIRD\u00a0 \u00a0MEDIA ARTIST<\/h2>\n

WATCH the Skookum Raven book trailer<\/a><\/p>\n

Heather Haley is a Vancouver-based writer, singer, and videopoetry pioneer. Hailed as one of Canada\u2019s national treasures, she founded the all-female band The Zellots, performing up and down the West Coast at the height of the underground punk rock movement. Her experiences continue to shape her fierce, genre-defying voice.<\/span><\/p>\n

A trailblazer in videopoetry, Haley\u2019s short films have screened internationally and are available on Vimeo, where her fusion of text, image, and sound has influenced a generation of artists. She also founded The Edgewise Caf\u00e9<\/i>, one of Canada\u2019s first electronic literary magazines, further cementing her role as an innovator across media.<\/span><\/p>\n

Performing as AURAL Heather, she released critically acclaimed spoken word song albums, \u00a0Princess Nut<\/i> and Surfing Season<\/i>. She is the author of the poetry collections Sideways<\/i>, Three Blocks West of Wonderland<\/i>, Skookum Raven<\/i>, and Caribou Ashes<\/i>, as well as the novel The Town Slut\u2019s Daughter<\/i>. Her work has appeared widely in publications and anthologies, and she has toured Canada, the United States, and Europe.<\/span><\/p>\n

Committed to craft, authenticity, emotional depth, and a keen sense of the absurd, Haley fearlessly explores questions society avoids\u2014continuing to challenge and inspire through her writing, performances, videopoems and creative collaborations.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/em>Haley has the gift of writing to suit her subject in all its raddled variety, from wired and jarring to lyrical and tragic.\u201d-Vancouver Sun<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Contact Heather: rockenredhead@gmail.com<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Skookum Raven and all Heather’s books<\/dt>\n
are available at her author page at\u00a0Amazon.com\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/dd>\n
To arrange appearances, events or media opportunities contact<\/dd>\n
howesoundpublishing@gmail.com<\/dd>\n
\u00a0778 868-5845<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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