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Sophia Conway is an Irish poet, writer, and photographer. Her faith, motherhood, and experience as an immigrant to Canada heavily inspire her creative work.

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 being 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] She enjoys exploring new ways of presenting her poetry, including music, video, and visual art. She is a member of the League of Canadian Poets.[4]

Photography

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Her photography has been published alongside her poetry several times and in December 2024 she released her first photography series[5] entitled Shelf Memories; which she has described as a nostalgic photo series that explores the relationship between giver and recipient through the medium of books given as gifts.

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]

Her debut poetry book Someday Somewhere Beautiful will be published in 2025 by Alabaster Leaves Publishing.[11]

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. ^ "League of Canadian Poets - Member public profile". leagueofcanadianpoets.wildapricot.org.
  5. ^ "Shelf Memories | 2024 Project".
  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. ^ "Insights | Christmas Cards for Lonely Seniors". December 6, 2024.
  10. ^ "A Cup That Overflows". November 21, 2024.
  11. ^ "Poetry".
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