Well it's been an amazing winter (as a sabbatical badger) chasing the snow and espousing the ski bum ethic to my sons. The season began in December in Alaska and took us to Japan for two weeks in January and then on to Vancouver and Whistler, B.C through March! It's time to come back from … Continue reading Dispatch from BC
Poems wanted for Poetry OmniBus Competition
The ninth annual Poetry Omnibus program is now accepting entries from Juneau residents for the 2015 competition. Winning poems will be read at a to-be-announced celebration and then displayed on Capital Transit buses for a full year. The deadline for submissions is October 15. There are two age categories: fifth through twelfth grades and adults … Continue reading Poems wanted for Poetry OmniBus Competition
Poems in Place event
Hey folks, I'm co-hosting a poetry event next Tuesday to help drum up interest during this year's call for submissions. Checkout out the Poems in Place Project and I hope you'll join Emily and I for a night of poetry. Poems in Place February 24, 2015 - 06:30 A Conversation Between Alaskan Landscapes and Poetry … Continue reading Poems in Place event
Jimmy Riordan: Juneau Salon 12/12
I'm excited to announce another unique opportunity for the Juneau writing/arts community. A mutual friend Jeremy Pataky (who has a wonderful new poetry collection, Overwinter out on UA Press ) sent Jimmy Riordan my way and I'm so glad he did. If you: follow my blog, are in Juneau, and are interested in attending, leave … Continue reading Jimmy Riordan: Juneau Salon 12/12
Found
Found this found poem at twitter where i rarely roam as the shack_poet. Thanks Emily Wall for the prompt. knife found in muskeg, peat, rust browned blade fashions paper lantern into wings my departure under their power requires no jumper cables