Category Archives: poetry

Permission to attend our reading

Apr 9

Judy LeBlanc’s new collection of personal essays, Permission to Land, reflects on her mother’s First Nations heritage, and why this wasn’t discussed in the family during her lifetime. It’s a beautiful read and you can hear from it, and poetry … Continue reading →

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Poet Laureate Rocks the Shore

Sep 26

A sunny Sunday on Dallas Road – we gathered to watch the unveiling of the latest Victoria poet laureate legacy art installation. This was a poem by Yvonne Blomer whose term ended in 2018. It’s perched on a grassy spot … Continue reading →

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Poetry walking in Saskatchewan

Jun 27

A week spent with environmental literati from around the country and beyond was stimulating, delicious and rather warm at times. The first ALECC conference since pandemic times was, as they say, an intimate affair – not everyone who could have … Continue reading →

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Larder.. the cover!

Apr 25

And the winning cover image turns out to be.. Still Life with Bowl of Citrons, by Giovanna Garzoni. Very pleased with the look of this one. Much as I would have liked to feature the work of a living woman … Continue reading →

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Covering poetry

Mar 19

We’re getting close – the new poetry collection heads to the printer late next week! Over the past month I’ve looked at thousands of images, trying to reconcile the themes in the book, the title (Larder), cost (small press, no … Continue reading →

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