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28
Jun
Abstract image of black ink smeared or stamped in a vague rectangle across a canvas.

A dream of a wake

4 min read
02
Mar
A skeletal winter tree foregrounded against pure blue sky, with two silhouetted crows perched towards the top right branches.

AugurCon Keynote 2022: Up With the Birds

Dear Readers, What follows is the transcript – edited and condensed for clarity – of a keynote talk I was invited to
26 min read
27
May
A twisting elm tree photographed from beneath its canopy, looking like a dancer arching her back against the sky.

Florence + the May Sheen

Dear Friends, During this month of May I had a perfect week. It was not this past week, which has
5 min read
17
Sep
An extravagant sunset over the Rideau river. A fiery sky reflected on the water, dotted with lily pads, framed in grasses.

Friday Open Thread (with Poetry)

Dear Friends, We're more than halfway through September, and I'm feeling it in every hour – the
3 min read
10
Sep
A book foregrounded on a tiled patio table dappled in early morning light. The book is CLOCK STAR ROSE SPINE by Fran Wilde.

Friday Open Thread (with Mornings)

Dear Friends, I woke up this morning with a sore neck. It was the very stroke of 6AM, the sky
3 min read
18
Jan
A sunset sky in champagne colours, the sun glowing from tree branches above which fly migrating geese.

Mary Oliver and Opening Doors

Musicals and Memoriams
5 min read
09
Feb
Gita Hashemi at CUAG

Gita Hashemi at CUAG

Today I took my poetry workshop students on a field trip of sorts. Gita Hashemi [http://gitaha.net/] is a
2 min read
03
Sep
Open unto the fields, and to the sky

Open unto the fields, and to the sky

Happy 214th birthday to “Composed Upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802,” one of a handful of Wordsworth poems that don’
1 min read
07
Jun

Upcoming Appearances: Sawdust, 4th Street, CONvergence

Well, it’s June. I guess that happened. I spent half of May in Glasgow, five days of it in
1 min read
16
Mar

Lightspeed Column: Language, Roads, Intersection

My Lightspeed column for March [http://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/nonfiction/book-reviews-march-2016/] is now available online! In it I review Sofia
1 min read
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