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Rush of Wingspan: Arrivals

20 February 202625 February 2026 Eleonore Schönmaier

Rush of Wingspan has arrived. Joy! We created an unpacking video for you. Continue reading Rush of Wingspan: Arrivals

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Rush of Wingspan: news

5 February 20265 February 2026 Eleonore Schönmaier

I’m grateful for the beauty of nature, and grateful to have endorsements for Rush of Wingspan (MQUP, March 2026) from J. Mae Barizo, Kevin Irie, Stephanie Bolster, Brian Bartlett and Julie Sedivy. Continue reading Rush of Wingspan: news

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Amazing year of 2025

28 December 202531 January 2026 Eleonore Schönmaier

Highlights of 2025: Athens Epidaurus Festival, Early Music Vancouver Festival, and forthcoming Rush of Wingspan (MQUP, March 2026). In the ongoing tumult of the world may 2026 also reveal wonder to us. Continue reading Amazing year of 2025

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Rush of Wingspan: Proof Pages

26 September 202530 November 2025 Eleonore Schönmaier

Rush of Wingspan feels truly real now. I love viewing the proof pages, and I enjoy working on the final details so that the book can be as perfect as it can be (while realizing one can never actually reach … Continue reading Rush of Wingspan: Proof Pages

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Viewpoint Gallery Opening

28 August 202512 September 2025 Eleonore Schönmaier

I’m an alumni of Viewpoint Gallery and my image “Wild Horses” will be on display in September. I took the photograph in the dune landscape of the Netherlands earlier this year. Continue reading Viewpoint Gallery Opening

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Rush of Wingspan

26 June 202527 September 2025 Eleonore Schönmaier

Rush of Wingspan (MQUP) will be published in March 2026. “Outwards from a northern wilderness childhood these poems thrum musically with intuitive environmentalism in urban, coastal, and boreal forests.” Continue reading Rush of Wingspan

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Field Guide [to the Lost Flower] Athens Premiere

19 June 20253 December 2025 Eleonore Schönmaier

During the weekend of June 7th I was in Greece. I attended rehearsals and watched the premiere of Field Guide [to the Lost Flower] as part of the Athens Epidaurus Festival. It was an immense experience.
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Book Contract

29 May 202526 June 2025 Eleonore Schönmaier

My forthcoming poetry collection Rush of Wingspan will be published by McGill-Queen’s University Press in early 2026. I’ve just signed the contract. Plus more info about music-theatre and song premieres. And photos. Continue reading Book Contract

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The gifts of 2022

21 December 202230 October 2024 Eleonore Schönmaier

It has been a wonderful year and I’m grateful to all of you for your ongoing support and encouragement. In this post you’ll find a summary of the year including photos. Continue reading The gifts of 2022

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Return to Crete

29 October 20223 July 2025 Eleonore Schönmaier

I retraced some of the memories that formed Field Guide to the Lost Flower of Crete along with doing new research in the form of notes and photographs (some of which you can view in this post). Michalis Paraskakis and I sat in… Continue reading Return to Crete

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Strella

13 August 202225 November 2023 Eleonore Schönmaier

For those of you who watched my January poetry in conversation with composer Michalis Paraskakis you may also be interested in knowing about his forthcoming opera Strella which was commissioned by the Greek National Opera. Plus the Field Guide is featured in the Queen’s Alumni Review.

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Michalis Paraskakis: In Conversation

25 January 202229 August 2025 Eleonore Schönmaier

The Greek composer Michalis Parakakis and I had a wide ranging conversation about our individual and collaboration creative process. Continue reading Michalis Paraskakis: In Conversation

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In the wild year of 2021

27 December 202120 November 2023 Eleonore Schönmaier

You’ll find an overview of the year’s highlights including lots of images, plus highlights of some of my favourite books. Continue reading In the wild year of 2021

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Poetry in Concert

17 December 20217 November 2024 Eleonore Schönmaier

Panos Gklistis and I had a wonderful time performing our Poetry in Concert. Continue reading Poetry in Concert

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Travel Guides

1 October 2021 Eleonore Schönmaier

My partner joked that this might happen… A friend said, “Anyone who knows you well knows you don’t write travel guides…” Enjoy the journey! Continue reading Travel Guides

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Eleonore Schönmaier is the internationally translated award winning Canadian author of Field Guide to the Lost Flower of Crete (2021), Dust Blown Side of the Journey (2017), and Wavelengths of Your Song (2013) all from McGill-Queen’s University Press. Rush of Wingspan is forthcoming in March 2026 (MQUP). You’ll find her photographs throughout the blog.

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