Mary Barnes is of Ojibwe descent. She is a graduate of the University of Waterloo and winner of the Tom York Award for short fiction. She has written book reviews for the Antigonish Review and currently writes for Prairie Fire. Her poetry has appeared in literary journals such as the Prairie Journal, Tower Poetry Society, and Voicings. She lives in Wasaga Beach.

“Barnes’ poems are, to quote her, ‘thick as resin’ and also gorgeously clear as amber in the light.” -- Juliane Okot Bitek