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Category Archives: Poetry
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
Convergence Writers’ Weekend a Unique Opportunity
by Sean Arthur Joyce and Tom Wayman The deadline is fast approaching for the chance to have your imaginative writing responded to by one of Canada’s best known activist authors at the 4th annual Convergence Writers’ Weekend in beautiful New Denver, … Continue reading
Dead Crow: Prologue update
INTRODUCTION: Having launched the video production of Dead Crow: Prologue last October, followed by a brief performance tour of the West Kootenay, it occurred to me that the last time I’d posted the text for the poem was in 2012. … Continue reading
David Bowie One Year On: Blackstar Rising
INTRODUCTION: Anniversaries are often significant, painful milestones for the grieving, especially the first anniversary following the death of someone special. As I wrote last year when Bowie died, I was broadsided—shocked even—by the intensity of my grief. Once again on January … Continue reading
Posted in Arts & Culture, Music, Poetry, Rock 'n Roll
Tagged Aladdin Sane, Blackstar, cultural commentary, David Bowie, Jean Genie, Major Tom, poetry, rock, ziggy stardust
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Shattered Hallelujah: Tribute to Leonard Cohen
Shattered Hallelujah —for Bowie,[1] Cohen,[2] Emerson,[3] and Squire[4] Darkness closes its fist over the season, November rain clamps down the sky, summer’s cumulus gone. One by one, the great voices leave us—shards spun from the wheel of light, … Continue reading
Convergence Writers’ event provokes thoughtful writing
It’s clear from daily news headlines from around the world that we’re living in a fractured time, a time when politicians and extremists exploit the divisions between us. This year’s Convergence Writers’ Weekend theme, ‘We Will Not Be Separated,’ aimed … Continue reading →