A Solstice Poem

I read this poem recently at a solstice event, and referenced it on my Coastlines blog today (https://linesfromthecoast.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-light-returns.html). I’ve had requests for it, so am reprinting it here. Because of the formatting, I’ve...

A Remarkable Legacy

A little over fifteen years ago I spent the last week of 2009 with a group of about 30 others, being tutored by Joanna Macy in facilitation techniques for her pivotal “Work that Reconnects”. That time with Joanna was formative for me, and for the work I...

Journeying into Poetry

It’s hard to believe it’s been over six months since my last post on this site! It’s already April again, National Poetry Writing Month. And in Victoria, spring is emerging, just in time to whet poetic appetites. Rhododendron blooming, early April....

July Poetic Update

Since my last post in early May, I’ve been working on poetry. I had the opportunity to spend a day with Metis poet Conor Kerr (https://www.conorkerr.ca/). Kerr’s latest book is a collection of poems about how we all have roots in the “old gods”...