Maggie Helwig
Encyclopedia
Maggie Helwig is a Canadian
poet, novelist and social justice activist.
) in Kingston, Ontario, graduating in 1979, then at Trent University
in Peterborough, Ontario, where she graduated with an honours B.A. in 1983.
After reading for an MDiv and serving as co-Head of Divinty at Trinity College
, Toronto, she was ordained to the transitional diaconate in the Anglican Church of Canada at St. Paul's, Bloor Street
, Toronto on 1 May 2011.
, the East Timor Alert Network, and the International Federation for East Timor which campaigned against the Indonesian occupation of East Timor
. She has also worked with the
Women in Black
network, particularly during the Balkan wars
of the 1990s.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
poet, novelist and social justice activist.
Academic career
Her early education was at Kingston Collegiate and Vocational Institute (KCVIKingston Collegiate and Vocational Institute
Kingston Collegiate and Vocational Institute is a secondary school in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1792 by Reverend John Stuart based upon a grant for secondary education in the colony of Upper Canada, it moved to its present location in 1892. It is considered the oldest public secondary...
) in Kingston, Ontario, graduating in 1979, then at Trent University
Trent University
Trent University is a liberal arts and science-oriented institution located along the Otonabee River in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.The enabling legislation is the Trent University Act, 1962-63. The University was founded through the efforts of a citizens' committee interested in creating a...
in Peterborough, Ontario, where she graduated with an honours B.A. in 1983.
After reading for an MDiv and serving as co-Head of Divinty at Trinity College
University of Trinity College
The University of Trinity College, informally referred to as Trin, is a college of the University of Toronto, founded in 1851 by Bishop John Strachan. Trinity was intended by Strachan as a college of strong Anglican alignment, after the University of Toronto severed its ties with the Church of...
, Toronto, she was ordained to the transitional diaconate in the Anglican Church of Canada at St. Paul's, Bloor Street
St. Paul's, Bloor Street
The Church of St Paul's, Bloor Street, is a large parish of the Anglican Church of Canada in the Diocese of Toronto.Located in downtown Toronto near the denomination's national headquarters, the parish, along with Little Trinity Anglican Church, is one of historical flagship low church parishes of...
, Toronto on 1 May 2011.
Activism
Helwig has been involved in social activist groups such as TAPOLTapol Bulletin
The Tapol Bulletin is a British-based bulletin that monitored the "New Order" government of Suharto's measures against alleged members of the Communist Party of Indonesia after the 1965-1966 crisis in Indonesia...
, the East Timor Alert Network, and the International Federation for East Timor which campaigned against the Indonesian occupation of East Timor
Indonesian occupation of East Timor
Indonesia occupied East Timor from December 1975 to October 1999. After centuries of Portuguese colonial rule in East Timor, a 1974 coup in Portugal led to decolonization among its former colonies, creating instability in East Timor and leaving its future uncertain...
. She has also worked with the
Women in Black
Women in Black
Women in Black is a women's anti-war movement with an estimated 10,000 activists around the world. The first group was formed by Israeli women in Jerusalem in 1988, following the outbreak of the First intifada.-History:...
network, particularly during the Balkan wars
Yugoslav wars
The Yugoslav Wars were a series of wars, fought throughout the former Yugoslavia between 1991 and 1995. The wars were complex: characterized by bitter ethnic conflicts among the peoples of the former Yugoslavia, mostly between Serbs on the one side and Croats and Bosniaks on the other; but also...
of the 1990s.
Poetry
- Walking Through Fire, 1981
- Tongues of Men and Angels, 1985
- Eden, 1987
- Because the Gunman, 1987
- Talking Prophet Blues, 1989
- Graffiti for J.J. Harper, 1991
- Eating Glass, 1994
- The City on Wednesday, 1996
- One Building In the Earth: New and Selected Poems, 2002
Fiction
- Gravity Lets You Down, 1997 (short fictionShort storyA short story is a work of fiction that is usually written in prose, often in narrative format. This format tends to be more pointed than longer works of fiction, such as novellas and novels. Short story definitions based on length differ somewhat, even among professional writers, in part because...
) - Where She Was Standing, 2001
- Between Mountains, 2004
- Girls Fall Down, 2008