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Category Archives: Poetry
The Fisher King Retires (poem)
The Fisher King Retires —for Robin Williams, Keith Emerson, and all the wounded men The decades wear down on us, not even water on stone but water on clay— flexible as muscle, yet weak outside the kiln, our love-hate … Continue reading
Literary Festival Lessons on Love, Loss and Craft
Writing is a solitary occupation, so it’s no surprise writers hunger for a chance to hang out, share a glass of wine (or beer) and compare notes. As Canadian poetry icon Susan Musgrave has said, writers have been described as … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Poetry, Writing
Tagged books, creativity, Elephant Mountain Literary Festival, Esi Edugyan, fiction, Half Blood Blues, Jordan Mounteer, Kootenay literary scene, Mountain Blues, Nelson literary scene, Origami Dove, Sean Arthur Joyce, Stephen Reid, Steven Price, Susan Musgrave, writing
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Poetry Alive and Well During Poetry Month Pt. 2
A Marriage of Form and Theme Richard Harrison, On Not Losing My Father’s Ashes in the Flood (Buckrider Books). I’ve been a fan of Harrison’s poetry since his 2005 collection Worthy of His Fall, an undeservedly overlooked gem. Unlike the … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Slocan Valley, The Kootenays
Tagged eco poetry, environment, Governor General's Award poetry 2018, Irving Layton, Jordan Mounteer, Jordan Mounteer Liminal, national poetry month, on not losing my father's ashes in the flood review, poetry reviews, Richard Harrison, Slocan Valley writers
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Poetry Alive and Well During Poetry Month Pt. 1
Turning Back to the Earth as Muse Poetry is indeed alive and well in 2018. Judging by recent books by both established and emerging poets, the art is in fine fettle. There’s evidence of both high craft and relevance to … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, politics, Writing
Tagged eclogue, ecopoetry, environment, Kelly Shepherd Shift, Ken Belford, Ken Belford Ecologue, Milton Acorn, nature, pastoral poem, poetics, poetry, urban/rural divide
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Two New Poems
Introduction: I wanted to post these two ‘new’ poems (recent would be a better description since they were actually written last year) in recognition of them receiving honourable mentions in the Pandora’s Collective 2018 poetry contest. Pandora’s Collective, established in … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry
Tagged literary awards commentary, Pandora's Collective poetry contest, poetry
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Joy Kogawa: Walking the Path of Reconciliation
Seeking the Hidden Voice of Mercy “Oh the sisters of mercy, they are not departed or gone. They were waiting for me when I thought that I just can’t go on. And they brought me their comfort and later they … Continue reading
Analog Sea a Delightful Return to Deeper Currents
Every so often I’ll come across a collection of poetry that stands head and shoulders above the torrent of mediocrity being published these days. When it does, I feel it deserves a much wider audience than poetry typically gets. With … Continue reading →