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ISSUE NO. 1| October/November 2025 | VOLUME 7

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Artist Spotlight: Extended Mic

I remember, when I was younger, I would dream about having a megaphone. In the dream, I’d be speaking to everyone—setting everyone free. I just love that; telling everyone things to encourage them to rebel. I feel like poetry is that. The poems that I want to include in Extended Mic will be, of course, meaningful, and they’ll have to speak to people and say something.

Mikaela Brewer

Dec 8, 202513 min read

Book Review: Everything is Tuberculosis - The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection by John Green (2025)

Lately, I’ve been thinking about COVID. But I still skip every episode from whatever TV show in 2020 where a pandemic invades the static screen. I don’t want to talk about it, and yes, I also can’t believe it happened.

Abbigale Kernya

4 min read

Writer’s Room | What Happens When You Call 211: Re-braiding Trust in Community Care

As the holidays approach, bringing with them colder weather, loneliness, and isolation for everyone—especially folks in need of mental health support or experiencing homelessness—the Toronto Community Crisis Service (TCCS) “provides free, confidential, in-person mental health supports city-wide from mobile crisis worker teams.

Mikaela Brewer

8 min read

Poet's Corner: “The Same City” by Terrance Hayes

Terrance Hayes is one of my favourite poets, with a long list of collections, awards, and fellowships which you can explore here. He is known to invent formal constraints, and often writes on themes of music, masculinity, popular culture, and race. His breathtaking poem, “The Same City,” is no different.

Mikaela Brewer

3 min read

Charlie Kirk: You Can't Pick & Choose Your Martyr

by Abbigale Kernya

More than a few Bad Apples

by Gillian Smith-Clark

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Remember That we are Survivors

by Asante Haughton

International daily newspaper from Thursday 5th November 2020 – Le Monde (France) & The Ne

When the Bad News Doesn't Stop

by Maureen Pollard

Finding the Light

by Maureen Pollard

Life Outside the Box is a youth mental health podcast that takes a deeper dive into the issues that affect youth – from a youth perspective.

NEW Episode coming Dec. 1st: "Questioning the Systems We're In: Empowering Honest Conversations about Suicide" with Media Producer, Speaker and Activist Cal Campos, Senior Editor Mikaela Brewer, and 'Life Outside the Box' hosts Asante and Abbigale. *Please note there is an activation warning for this episode.

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ISSUE NO. 1| October/November 2025 | VOLUME 7

The 44 North presents: The Catch-Up!
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Artist Spotlight: Extended Mic

Book Review: Everything is Tuberculosis - The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection by John Green (2025)

Writer’s Room | What Happens When You Call 211: Re-braiding Trust in Community Care

Poet's Corner: “The Same City” by Terrance Hayes

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ISSUE NO. 1| October/November 2025 | VOLUME 7

The 44 North presents: The Catch-Up! A newsletter to catch you up on everything from new stories, notes from the editors, calls for submissions, and so much more. Sign up below and catch up on everything 44 North directly in your inbox.

Artist Spotlight: Extended Mic

Book Review: Everything is Tuberculosis - The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection by John Green (2025)

Writer’s Room | What Happens When You Call 211: Re-braiding Trust in Community Care

Poet's Corner: “The Same City” by Terrance Hayes

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The 44 North presents: The Catch-Up!
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