Author: Inna

Inna Rasitsan gifts us the briefest, sharpest grief ... What does grief cut away from the self? What do we cut away when we grieve?

post ghost press describes itself as a “tiny publisher of microchapbooks and other strange projects.” This micropoem appears in volume 2 of post ghost’s small poems for the masses, which features six tiny poems folded into an intimate 4″ × 3″ space.

“Tesserae” explores the symbiotic relationship between hope and hopelessness—the ways in which we are compelled to hold on even while seeking closure, fashioning an ending.

The Banister is a long-running publication of the Canadian Authors Association—Niagara Branch.

Published in the 33rd volume, “Eurydice” hinges on the power of Orpheus’ gaze. When the figures shift, rotate on their axis, who is left in Hades? Who or what is erased, and what are the consequences of this erasure—the scars of bearing witness?

Founded in 1878, Acta Victoriana is the literary journal of Victoria University in the University of Toronto. “Water” found a home in volume 136 of Acta, where it was one of two prose poems among an eclectic collection of poetry, short fiction, and visual artwork.

This piece is a microcosm of a life, an endurance, with all its kinships, confinements, and solitudes.

Inna … was intrigued by the ways in which [the narrator] might attempt to [alter history and memory for the purposes of adaptation] and considered her unique narrative style to be part of the process.

What began as an academic paper ended as a labour of love for Ian McEwan’s arresting, intricate novel, Atonement. This piece appeared among fine company in volume 6 of IDIOM: English Undergraduate Academic Journal.

Assembled each academic year by a dedicated team of volunteers, IDIOM: English Undergraduate Academic Journal is the official undergraduate academic journal for the Department of English at the University of Toronto.

It was a privilege to serve on the editorial board of the fifth volume in 2011.