Monthly Archives: May 2006

It’s been a busy and beautiful week in Victoria. Little actual reading or cooking going on.. although much thinking about food, many walks, anguished glances at dehydrating garden, and even a little fence painting happening — until the clouds gather … Continue reading →

I was reading Adrienne Rich’s collection of essays, What Is Found There: Notebooks on Poetry and Politics. I thought she gave a very cogent summary of issues around form: “Poetic forms – meters, rhyming patterns, the shaping of poems into … Continue reading →

Went to Mocambo last night where Tanis MacDonald and Elizabeth Bachinsky were on the bill. She’s touring the east with a pair of poets, Michael V. Smith and Jennica Harper, who also made an appearance, as did local and seldom … Continue reading →

Want to talk Haiku?Petals fall on Vancouver.Poets everywhere. The annual Haiku Canada conference will be held in Vancouver over the Victoria Day weekend in May (19th -22nd) at UBC. Check the website for more information. Last night I thought I’d … Continue reading →

So.. the launch was a lovely elegant affair in a lovely elegant building, adorned with fantastic art and incredible furniture.Note the throne they seated me on and the special little signing mat, and the height of the table which meant … Continue reading →