On November 28, 2023, HARP The People’s Press (HEALING ARTS RECONCILING PEOPLE) celebrated its 5th anniversary at The Peoples’ Place Library in Antigonish, with the launch of its 25th publication—Grace Notes on Nursing by John Graham-Pole—and the unveiling of its new website, customized by This is Marketing: www.tryhealingarts.ca An exemplary healing arts cooperative birthed in the heartland of the Antigonish […]
The People’s Photo Album A Pictorial Genealogy of the Antigonish Movement Introduction The People’s Photo Album, the inaugural publication of HARP Publishing: The People’s Press, honours the Extension Department of St. Francis Xavier University (StFX) on its 90th Anniversary. This collection of 800+ black-and-white and colour photos gathered from more than 150 families and archives, […]
The climate crisis is the single greatest concern that all of us have to face. Because it can foretell annihilation of our human race. This agonizingly painful process is gathering pace. And the world’s poorest communities—the people of the global majority—are right at the sharp end of the spear. The forces of brute capitalistic greed […]
SINGING TO THE DARKNESS by Patricia Vickers, PhD Join Us for the Feast Hall Book Launch Early in May 2020, HARP the People’s Press announced the release of Singing to the Darkness: meditations and monologues, a visual inquiry into trauma and resilience by Patricia June Vickers, PhD of Haida Gwaii. In ordinary times, the publisher […]
Singing to the Darkness: What’s in a Title? Every author ponders their title. Does it capture the essential message of the book? Will it attract readers? Already we are discovering that Patricia Vickers’ choice – Singing to the Darkness – is a perfect fit for her stated purpose: May these writings be an encouragement to […]
November 26, 2018. ANTIGONISH. For immediate release. HARP Press is a multi-media publisher that focuses on the healing arts for a popular readership of caregivers and care receivers, in both electronic and print media. HARP will span children’s, young adult, and adult literature, both non-fiction and fiction, anthologies, memoirs, poetry, zines, popular theatre scripts, videos, […]
Journeys with a Thousand Heroes: A Child Oncologist’s Story, by John Graham-Pole Many friends and colleagues have written very kind testimonials about my book, some of which are shown here: “John Graham-Pole’s thoughtful, moving and surprisingly open memoir traces the arc of his long career as a pediatric oncologist from its origins in the early […]
HARP Publishing: The People’s Press, will publish books, zines, CDs, DVDs, and art work on the broad theme of arts and health, available in print and on-line. Our acronym, HARP, stands for Healing Arts, Reconciling People, and represents both art and cooperation amongst all communities for our greater personal and collective health. Our logo includes […]
