Monthly Archives: July 2020

“I did not decide to become a poet–I was always writing poetry.”

“Hell is other people,” –Jean-Paul Sartre

A Coke float. These days when it gets hotter, I still have one for old time’s sake. A tall glass. 3 scoops of ice cream with hypocritical Diet Coke now. It still foams at the top before fully filled with … Continue reading →

Don’t forget your mask.”

Poet and Canada Goose, May 2010, Lost Lagoon, Stanley Park

(I sometimes just ‘take dictation’ with any in-the-night mental prompts and record them on yellow Post-its. The following are pretty much 1 pagers/1 liners.) -The sudden fact of imminent mass death has been jarring for many: individuals, families, groups, organizations, … Continue reading →

have been outstanding. Yesterday’s (July 1) cut to the quick on Trump’s continuing treason toward his own country and how, as Nancy Pelosi puts it, “All roads lead to Putin”. Putin must have some pretty damaging stuff on T that … Continue reading →

Techno Found Art, c 2017 by Richard Davies

I would not have seen all the provincial parks, remote Northern regions, the Mingan Archipelago, and other remote areas in various seasons of the year. A tremendous public service for Canadian armchair travellers. Equally memorable, its scenes from around the … Continue reading →