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“Sunshine” featured on Autumn Sky Poetry Daily

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Very excited to have my poem, “Sunshine” featured on the Autumn Sky Poetry site today!

I wrote this poem, along with two others, for this year’s 48-hour poem contest, but didn’t enter this one, so thought I’d submit it elsewhere instead. Of course, now I’m thinking “Doh! Should’ve entered this one.” But there’s no point in second-guessing, and I’m thrilled to be part of this great site.

National Poetry Month is half over…which in a glass-half-full kind of way, means there’s still two more weeks to celebrate whimsical, wonderful words. Yay!

 

Two poems in SubTerrain

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The new issue of SubTerrain is out, and I am excited to say it includes two of my poems, “Paleo” and “Dinner Prep.” The theme for issue #69 is Meat. It’s really something you can sink your teeth into! Har! Seriously though, there is lots of excellent writing in here. Good reading for burger lovers…or fodder for vegetarians.

Writers Take Wing

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I am excited to be reading some of my poetry at the Writers Take Wing event at the main library on Thursday evening! I was invited to take part by Margaret Macpherson — an utterly cool woman and outstanding writer. She, and another fantastic local writer, Jason Lee Norman, will be reading some of their own work, which will be a treat. This event is a sort of pass-the-torch shindig for the city’s next writers in residence and a great way to show support for the writer in residence program. If your up for some warm words on a wintery night, come on out to the Stanley A. Milner Library, Thursday, December 11 at 7 p.m.

Culture Days Weekend!

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Today marks the start of Culture Days in communities all across Canada. I am always pleased about this particular weekend, because any chance to bring free arts, entertainment and culture events to the forefront is pretty awesome in my books. But this year is especially exciting because I will get to be a spectator and a performer. Earlier this fall I was excited to learn that a poem I entered into the Edmonton Poetry Festival’s The Poetry Route competition was selected as part of the winning four. It’s not rolling on buses just yet, but the festival has kindly invited the winning poets to take part in a special weekend of poetry and storytelling with the theme of “Where We Come From.” First time I’ve read a poem publicly in, oh, about 20 years! So I am nervous and excited. And the other writers taking part are spectacular. If you’re around Edmonton on Sunday, come check it out:

Where We Come From – Sunday, September 28, Government House

There are a ton of other great things going on in this city, and probably in yours too. The opportunities to create, participate in and appreciate the varied and amazing spectrum of arts and culture in Canada are limitless. Here is the link to the national site, to find out what’s happening where YOU come from: www.culturedays.ca

 

 

 

Hey, wanna vote for my poem?

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Exciting! I’ve made the finalists for the Passion:Poetry contributor competition. The first round was judged by the journal….the next is by voting on facebook. And then the top five make it to the final round for blind judging. Sort of a weird way to do it, but any excuse to get poetry out there is good enough for me.

If you are so inclined to vote for me, or include the link on your own facebook page, that would be super awesome. The page is sort of confusing, and the poems are anonymous, but the first link below is mine. The poem is titled “Afterwards”.

https://www.facebook.com/passionpoetrymag/photos/a.324868571007546.1073741830.163648643796207/324868587674211/?type=3&theaterIf you look at the bottom of my poem page there’s a link to the voting poll. But the direct link to the voting page is here:

https://epoll.me/vote/ACRAv16zCBA/what-is-your-favourite-poem-from-our-top-eleven-finalists

I think this only goes on for a week or so. They were delayed getting it up there, so I am not sure how long they plan to keep it up before going to the next round.