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Whew! What a ride!
Thank you to Na/GloPoWriMo for a month full of prompts, poetry and people! This is the first year I accomplished the poem a day challenge...
May 11 min read


Gearing up for April
Global Poetry Writing Month 2025 or NaPoWriMo (National Poetry Writing Month) starting April 1!! Four months ago I injured my brain. I...
Mar 221 min read


The best book
on concussions that I have read is Impact:Women Writing after Concussion ed. by E.D. Morin & Jane Cawthorne
Jan 151 min read


Concussion
Suffered a concussion Nov 15 and slowly recovering. I wouldn't recommend it. The concussion. I would recommend recovering.
Jan 11 min read


Stroll of Poets
Great fun! Caught Joanne Morcom at an open mic reading her polished and engaging haiku. Then my friend Vivian and I read at our open mic...
Sep 9, 20241 min read


Sep 8 Find me at Vegan Street
Stroll of Poets in Calgary on Sep 8 find me at Vegan Street from 2:30-3:30.
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Jul 29, 20240 min read


Pachamama Soul Flavour Emporium
The Writers Guild of Alberta and Frontenac Press sponsor an open mic evening of poetry at the Pachamama Soul Flavour Emporium on the...
Jul 28, 20241 min read
2024 News
A poem of reflection on the weirdly supportive relationship the US has with the state of Israel. Evangelicalism strikes again? July 28 -...
May 24, 20241 min read


Poetry, too? Poetry II
I've just completed a wild ride through Poetry II, a ten-week course from SFU continuing education taught by Kevin Spenst. Lots of fun,...
May 2, 20241 min read
Waiting for Lightning - Review
Kevin Spenst reviewed Waiting for Lightning in SubTerrain magazine Issue #95 in his column Chuffed About Chapbooks: “Waiting for...
Jan 9, 20241 min read


Poetry Cohort at The Writer's Studio
At the emerge 23 launch we had an extra special get-together of the poetry cohort from 22/23. Those who made it: Jessica, Nicole, Tara,...
Nov 15, 20231 min read


emerge 23 launch
I got to attend the launch of emerge 23 at the Vancouver Writer's Festival on Oct 22 and hear my fellow students from The Writer's Studio...
Nov 10, 20231 min read
The Writer's Studio at SFU
Since September 2022, I’ve been taking courses toward a Creative Writing Certificate at the Writer’s Studio (online) through Simon Fraser...
Jul 5, 20231 min read


June 7 Book Launch
At Shelf Life Books June 7 I attended a lively, social dual book launch. Cecelia Frey launched Donna Quilty of Paradise, Saskatchewan a...
Jun 12, 20231 min read


May Day Poetry Party
Thanks so much to all the family and friends (especially Heather and Wren) who helped make the evening great!
May 8, 20231 min read


May Day! Poetry Reading!
May 1, 2023 from 7-8:30 pm Heather Kreuger, Marilyn Letts, and Wren Jones are reading poetry to celebrate their year in The Writer’s...
Apr 19, 20231 min read


Day 5 A video instead - Laying Down My Burden
Today's NaPoWriMo challenge: "write a poem in which laughter comes at what might otherwise seem an inappropriate moment – or one that...
Apr 5, 20231 min read


April Challenge
I don't usually try things I'm unsure about accomplishing, but occasionally you need to step out of your league. For the month of April I...
Mar 29, 20231 min read


People's Poetry Festival - Calgary
I'm starting off Poetry month next weekend at the People's Poetry Festival held in my old junior high King Edward (now cSpace). See you...
Mar 26, 20231 min read

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