For the love of Stratford: Local author Carla Coles pens poetry inspired by her city [Video]

Carla Coles loves her city. The Stratford author has been using the city’s buildings, river and people as her inspiration for the past decade. 

She’s about to publish her 10th book — that’s 10 books in 10 years. 

Coles joined CBC Kitchener-Waterloo’s The Morning Edition with host Craig Norris to talk about her work.

The following has been edited for length and clarity.

Audio of the interview can be found at the bottom of this article.

Craig Norris: In a lot of what you do, Stratford is the star. What is it about that city that inspires you?

Carla Coles: There’s a beauty to it, there’s a magic to it. A lot of it is just being able to sit down and watch, see what goes on around you.

I think my daughter summed it up best for me when she was really young. She said, in Stratford, it’s like no one ever tells you that you can’t because you’re always bumping into people who …