‘Hey’ Your husky voice caught me by surprise Not that I didn’t know it, or the deep laugh that followed, But because of the unexpected jab and then praise For my efforts to dig through four decades of Mum and King Billy’s lilies.   We were all drenched by mid-day You and the saws-all against […]

Last night I had the opportunity to present some thoughts on being a writer in a community setting. I was with Trent University graduate students in Peterborough, Ontario.