Teleports, curiosity, and the opposite of shadow
The crazy thing about the internet is how easily it takes you places you never knew you wanted to go. I imagine it’s like teleporting. You…
Thanks for the gift of a play date with artist Mo Hamilton
Emerging from a peaceful Thanksgiving weekend, I’m grateful for so much: my extraordinary, beautiful life on the farm with LW, my family, friends and neighbours, my…
How to attend a writer’s retreat without leaving home
Someone asked if this blog is dead. It’s a fair question. I haven’t posted anything new since June 5th, and before that, May 17th. But no,…
Poetry in reverse: Part 2 of 3
Reversing someone else’s poem is a way of being in conversation with another poet. Elee Kraljii Gardiner, the gifted Vancouver writer, writing teacher, and publisher who…
Poetry in reverse: Part 1 of 3
Elee Kraljii Gardiner is the author of serpentine loop (Anvil Press, 2016), an innovative, beautiful book of poems that has been shortlisted for the League of…
Poetry in reverse: Part 3 of 3
“For 100 days, Juliane Okot Bitek recorded the lingering nightmare of the Rwandan genocide in a poem—each poem recalling the senseless loss of life and of…
13 reasons to attend a writers’ retreat
For rural writers, these effects amplify. (Click on the photos for larger images.) Yoga. Writing, writing, writing! You may accidentally discover a stellar location for a…
A writing retreat at the edge of the Norwegian Sea
Perched on a rock overlooking Lyngen fjord in Arctic Norway is Lásságámmi, a house that belonged to the Finnish Sámi writer, musician, and artist Áillohaš, Nils-Aslak Valkeapää (1943–2001). This week…