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Fire This life that we call our own Is neither strong nor free; A flame in the wind of death, It trembles ceaselessly. And this all we can do To use our little light Before, in the piercing wind, It flickers into night: To yield the heat of the flame, To grudge not, but to […]
“O, pardon me, thou bleeding piece of earth,/ That I am meek and gentle with these butchers!”*
I’ve just finished Naomi Klein’s This Changes Everything. I admire her greatly and have also read No Logo and The Shock Doctrine. Klein is one of my Canadian heroines, along with Maude Barlow, and my heroes Stephen Lewis and his son (Klein’s husband), Avi Lewis. I think Naomi Klein is an exemplary journalist, superb writer […]
Ta Da! YouthWrite Winter WordPlay Begins (woot woot)
Hurrah! It’s here! Tonight begins the wonderful weekend of YouthWrite Winter WordPlay to work with our wonderful instructors: Fred Stenson, Angie Abdou and Moe Clark and runs January 29-31 at Edmonton’s Bennett Centre (Daycamp or Overnight residency). We’re delighted to meet the young writers who are new to us and to welcome our returnees! Also […]
January…
Abandon January here in blue cold January toes and fingers numb still my heart blazes despite the rigidity of the season passion flows well enough in my veins reminding me that Florence would be fine for lovers such as we except that we are only two cold prairie lovers too poor for anything […]
Winter Meditation & YouthWrite Winter WordPlay
stilllife winter a ball of white fluff jackrabbit dozing on my frozen lawn as the sun sleepily rises through the chill winter day I am stunned at nature’s gift given me this morning huddled slumbering safe from city coyote to be admired from my window as I sip my coffee for a moment looking […]
