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January 17, 2025

How To Build A Kingdom Upon A Hill

by Michael Plante Feed me the love I need and I shall grow beyond all expectations.Show me a home worthy of respectand I shall build a kingdom of my own.Teach me how to obtain my dreamsso I can live in… Continue reading
January 7, 2025

The Demoralizing World of Social Media

by Michael Plante After 13 years I closed my social media account on Facebook and Twitter (now X), permanently. The decision to do so came with much deliberation. Thirteen years of page development and postings, pictures and communications was weighed… Continue reading
December 31, 2024

Muddy Water

by Michael Plante So grey I cannot see anything…fog all around me; stings my eyes.Droplets form, then run down my cheeksfalling from my chin to the ground below.There is a chill in my heart.I ask my Creator, “Am I alive… Continue reading
December 22, 2024

The Bleacher Teacher

Judging character is based upon a person’s perspective. What I see some people do not. Biases or racial tendencies cloud a person’s perspective when judging a person’s character. Shall I judge you negatively because of the religion you choose to… Continue reading
December 18, 2024

Christmas 2024

May the spirit of the season bless you and your family.Cheers’ from The Poet’s House Continue reading
December 16, 2024

Freedom or Escape

by Michael Plante Freedom-release or escapedid the Creator open the door to your prisonor did he give you an area to escape into?Prison is within the mindfor a caged bird sings praises to the Creatorand receives contentment for its efforts.… Continue reading
December 12, 2024

Roar My Captain

by Michael Plante Roar my Captain, roar…for your vessel enters into the nightgrab that shooting star with one handshow me it can be done.Exhale your hurricane winds upon open waters…ride the tides that crash the shoresnever looking back to see… Continue reading
December 4, 2024

A Peaceful Warrior

by Michael Plante A Peaceful Warrior If I had one magic bean that would make life easier, I’d give it to you.Unfortunately I do not. I can only send to you my love and prayers.Maybe during challenging times you’ll come… Continue reading
November 17, 2024

Death of a Poet

by Michael Plante Love replenishes the heartso it can perform its tasks. Riddles of the mindexposes the truth that lies within. Perception is the doctrine of the poet,death is but a transition of all. Continue reading
November 10, 2024

Christmas vs The Poppy

by Michael Plante For many years, the poppy stood alone on a day of remembrance. Convincing the world it was invincible. A triumphant defeat against a murderous dictator put the poppy front and center. The world was grateful for the… Continue reading

Canadian Author Michael Plante was born and raised in Toronto, Canada.
He struggled with addiction for 25 years before getting sober in 2005.

Michael is a member of the Metis Nation of Ontario. An organization representing “the collective aspirations, rights and interests of Métis people and communities throughout Ontario”.
Michael is part of a fractured society that continues to work together to reunite as a whole. “Our identity is not defined by a governing body, it is defined by our heritage and or traditions”. As the Metis Nations across Canada grows and collects its people its leaders will continue to uphold these traditions fortifying their heritage into the next millennium and ensuring their rights as a distinct society.

Michael has been creatively writing for 20 years. As a means to combat the struggles with addiction he started creatively writing as a way to identify the issues pertaining to addiction. “The more I engaged the deeper I dug“. He found a passion and a new challenge that has brought him closer to his Creator. Now with his 4th book released he has come to the pinnacle of his writing career. “The challenge of writing isn’t the topic, it’s the manifestation of an idea from conception to birth, that is the intrigue”.