Where I’m From

To the Editor: I am submitting this poem on my son’s behalf. His name is Nicholas Wells. He is 12 years old and this was his poem that he had to write for an English project. We left Newfoundland when he was 15 months old and moved to Nova Scotia for work. All our family…

Where I’m From

I’m from codfishing To the great big blue ocean. I’m from family hockey games and all picking different teams to cheer for. I’m from eating steak out by the wharf and watching the connors and crabs fighting over the fat. I’m from having a beach in your backyard And knowing everyone in your neighbourhood. I’m…