Sonja Boon
BIO
Biography

Sonja Boon is a researcher, writer, teacher, and flutist living in Kjipuktuk/Halifax. Passionate about stories and storytelling, she is the author of What the Oceans Remember: Searching for Belonging and Home (WLU Press, 2019), a memoir that traverses five continents and spans more than two centuries. Sonja’s creative non-fiction essays appear in published collections as well as in Geist, The Ethnic Aisle, and ROOM, among others. For six years, Sonja was principal flutist and a frequent soloist with the Portland Baroque Orchestra (Oregon).

ADDRESS
City: Kjipuktuk/Halifax, Province/Territory: Nova Scotia
EMAIL
GENRE
creative non-fiction, poetry, fiction
LANGUAGES
English
PUBLICATIONS
Publications
Title
What the Oceans Remember
Publisher
WLU Press
Year
2019
LINKS
Links
http://sonjaboon.com
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS
EQUITY INITIATIVE
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Members who identify as:
Black, Indigenous, and/or racialized
Programs & Interests
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