Author Archives: Pearl

Not including the library books, I have a weighty tower of new titles that I got in April. Looking at all the ducks like that that, I’m thinking this couple dozen could take a while. Geist [which I couldn’t find in Chapters and asked 3 clerks to get blank looks and assurances that they are […]

Yin Yang as Sacred Geometry Originally uploaded by Shirley Two Feathers Some people found the talks of Don Domanski enlightening. As with any writers festival talk, you never know what will happen next. Perhaps one writer will tell another “You don’t like animals?! I love animals. You’re going to Hell.” Or it all might go […]

The century of sound poetry (with one from circa 560-600) presented at the OIW festival was spatial, interaction, and some of it improv. Which is not to say unpracticed. For jwcurry to curate and for the troupe to synchronize their timing and reading of each other that well takes a load of practice and intensity. […]

Yesterday was mildly insane productive with 19 poems, most of which were utter shite underachievements but still could be pillaged for words or phrases. Because I am insane like a challenge, and since there are multiple lists of prompts for poetry month, I’m going to do them all, aiming for at least 3 poems per […]

Currently reading Kevin Connolly’s Revolver (Anansi, 2008) and Nelson Ball’s Bird Tracks on Hard Snow (ECW, 1994). Apparently getting high enough frequency of waves of tingles can actually cool one down. I think they are happening enough for my arm skin fan the air without the bones moving. Who knew that was possible?