I have written a few poems, a handful, since fall. Mostly I am in the body, or reading. When the muse doesn’t bite like a swarm of deerflies, I’m content. I know I’m in a natural state, brought on by pill brain chemicals that keep me level and not strung to a squeak anxious. I […]
Author Archives: Pearl
Haiku and How to Read
It’s curious going through a thick pad of haiku in journals and without reading the names, 2 poems called out to me by people I was already fond of. The individuality comes out in so few syllables, and the perspective on the world that clicks is still there, even remotely. Interesting. Poetry matters more when you […]
News/updates
For those of you not on Facebook, twitter or my mailing list… I had two articles out recently: Writing After a Concussion: at the QWF blog. Writer on Wellness Feature in Writing & Wellness. I have a new chapbook out of 20 years of my best haiku, senryu & tanka. Not Quite Dawn can […]
poetry is
I have said for years I like poetry but what I mean by that is observations from a curious, alert, agile mind, with an eye for compression. The mind that is self-critical and with a sense of humour. It could be other forms. A nimble, generous conversationalist, an astute playful piece of sculpture, ink-stamped marks or […]
Currently reading
I have probably 50 recently bought books unread. Probably 6 books pre-ordered. Probably 12 underway and partly mislaid. So far this year in 5 weeks, I’ve finished 6 books. Rather less than my usual 2-3 a week but my body has been evil and I have physical projects of sewing and construction. Finn Family Moomintroll […]