The Works of Deanna Kawatski
Bird, Bubble & Stream
This slim limited-edition volume of poetry, written thirty years ago, explores the meanderings of a young creative spirit finding her own voice. In rich imagery Deanna’s words evoke the themes of love and loss, and even then, of nature in peril.
Clara and Me
Set on a remote homestead in British Columbia, this is the true story of the evolution of a unique friendship. Deanna Kawatski spent eleven years longing for a female companion. Then Clara arrived. Clara and Me traces Deanna’s rich journey from awkwardness with her mentally challenged new neighbour, to gradual acceptance and even joy in her companionship. Clara taught Deanna much more than she ever bargained for and opened her heart in surprising ways. Clara and Me was a Hubert Evans Award nominee.
Wilderness Mother
Wilderness Mother is a lovingly written account of the thirteen years that Deanna Kawatski spent living a pioneering life far off in the wilderness of British Columbia. There she and her husband built their own house, lived largely off the land, and raised two children. Deanna’s love of the wilderness and her life there shines from every page. This best-selling awe-inspiring story continues to win the hearts of readers.
Stalking the Wild Heart
Birthing a book is an awesome event and no less difficult than giving birth to a real live baby. Story has a gestation period that can’t be rushed. It can take years to grow a good one and that’s what Deanna has done. Story making has it’s own rhythm and time. The unconscious mind has to make connections, there’s time spent dreaming and ruminating, and the writer spends long, solitary hours working at the craft every day, year in and year out.
