The Wonder Wander

In The Wonder Wander, Diane Driedger explores her identity as a Mennonite girl, and later as a disabled activist woman. Interspersed throughout the collection are short rhyming poems that respond to and subvert childhood rhymes to unpack words that the speaker explores.

In the first section, “ Girl,” Driedger is confronted with different cultures while coming of age. From travelling to see relatives in Kansas, to living in Winnipeg, to a year of school in Berkeley, California and then travel...