NATIONAL POETRY MONTH – POET SPOTLIGHT ON ALICE MAJOR! What I admire and appreciate about Alice Major is her wisdom and creativity. It’s a joy for me to shine a light on the delightful Alice Major! We’ve shared stages and conferences, and her poetry always moves my brain into different realms of thought – that’s … Continue reading
It’s National Poetry Month and this year, we’re celebrating 20 years of celebrating! There are loads of people, places and poetic happenings to celebrate this month (and always!) over at the League of Canadian Poets website. As always, the League is a solid lead for poets across the country. Stay connected to the League of … Continue reading
Like chocolate… A delicious gift I was given just this morning after spending two glorious hours with a group of poets in a ‘World of Poetry’ class. I was invited to speak about poetry, and then participate in a salon-style poetry session. It was a perfect morning, really. I can talk about poetry and writing … Continue reading
This time of year is hard for me. I’m tired – but not regular tired – shall I call it Winter-tired? My bones don’t want to work with my muscles to do anything. My brain is a mess. My heart is heavy. As beautiful as this seemingly continuously falling snow is…my eyes see it but … Continue reading
My schedule. My actions. The voices in my head. I’m feeling different inside. I feel in my heart and soul that 2018 is a year of self-changing transition. It’s in the air, too, because I’m not the only one who is talking about taking this year to radically change something(s) in her life. I haven’t purchased … Continue reading
I feel different. How about you? Twenty-seventeen was a jarring blur most of the time. It was a year of grand opportunities resulting in grand failures that rocked me to my core. Life lessons burst[ed] (is that a word?) forth like flowers blooming in one of those time-lapse videos. If my life last year were … Continue reading
I’ve got two blogs posted at the League of Canadian Poets’ website! Since this is some weather for reading (snowy, chilly, beautiful, makes you wanna snuggle!), maybe take some time to have a read! One was written in the summer…so we can remember that kind of warmth. It’s about solitude. Ahhh, yes. We writers love that! … Continue reading
