Did you know that Windsor/Essex a long-running creative arts interview show that highlights local creatives? Hosted by author/journalist Veronique Mandal, Scribes & Songsters has over 100 episodes featuring local musicians, writers, and illustrators! Episodes are presented on their youtube channel and air on Cogeco Cable. I had the opportunity to talk with Veronique about the… Continue reading Scribes & Songsters Interview
Tag: Gertrude’s Writing Room
Three Life Changes, a Letter
Dear friends, I have begun an extraordinary career and life shift. I have made three critical choices: I am no longer Poet Laureate. I resigned in mid-September. There was no grand announcement, no press release. In an effort to maintain my creative integrity and explore this very different, very exhilarating new career path, I chose… Continue reading Three Life Changes, a Letter
Poem 341-Octopus & Gertrude’s Writing Room Open House #shoplocal
Octopus Today I Am Octopus8-Limbed3-HeartedBlue-blooded Water AlienGliding Across Ground Above & Below Such Suction-Heavy Solitary Living IsSoul Saturation Under The InfluenceOf Moon & Her Feisty Phases I Do Not Digress Rather Spread MyTenacious Tentacles & Embrace TheCurrent Of My Ink-Brimming Brain Today I Am OctopusI Do Not Wait For DreamsWhen I Can Hold 8 At… Continue reading Poem 341-Octopus & Gertrude’s Writing Room Open House #shoplocal