susanwismerpoetMar 301 minPoets in Response to PerilWhat can a poem do? In response to recent events in Ukraine and as an act of solidarity with people everywhere whose lives are endangered...
susanwismerpoetJun 12, 20212 minUnquiet FlowersEvery child matters Including all those who died Those who are still being removed from their homes Those who as adults are suffering,...
susanwismerpoetMay 17, 20211 minHow to Survive a Plague?Create a collaborative live performance of poetry and dance of course! Within and Beyond, a pandemic program of dance and poetry, will...
susanwismerpoetApr 22, 20211 minDear Mom.....from me all things proceed and unto me all things return.... It's Earth Day today. I can feel your belly jiggle, hear you laughing...
susanwismerpoetMar 31, 20211 minUncertaintya constant expectation pussy willows in the window set to catch morning’s lemon light every time I put my boots away, it snows again.
susanwismerpoetFeb 16, 20211 minHoar Frostwhat parts of Winter stay decay fall rot disperse unseen arise enchanted quicken become vernal secret resurgent into...
susanwismerpoetJan 18, 20211 minSurreptitious Redemptionwater wind run rain snow ice lichen mold rust mildew moss while people argue zones plans laws money fleck crumble sliver shards fall back...
susanwismerpoetOct 16, 20201 minLooking down: the Bruce Trail, October#brucetrailmorning #lichenlover #autumnwalks
susanwismerpoetSep 19, 20201 minWatermarked at the Collingwood Art CrawlSeven local poets who said yes. Intakes and outtakes, starts and stops. The ones who knew how, the ones who do not. Smartphones, cameras,...
susanwismerpoetAug 27, 20201 minYOU are invited to Watermarked: A Collaboration of South Georgian Bay Poets and Storytellers Watermarked is a collaborative (and emergent) effort of poets...
susanwismerpoetAug 19, 20201 minFiddlehead's 75th Anniversary Issue!Fiddlehead Review's 75th Anniversary Edition is out. Lots of wonderful content, including Brian Bartlett's selection of poets over 50. ...
susanwismerpoetAug 16, 20201 minIntersticesI 6am mid-August, the backyard labyrinth. The young brown rabbit doesn’t care much about me, takes her time quiet chew, something low,...
susanwismerpoetJul 2, 20201 minCelebrationMy ancestors arrived in what is now called Canada seeking refuge at the turn of the 19th century. They came by boat from Scotland on my...
susanwismerpoetJun 18, 20201 minSpace to BreatheHow moved I was to be at Sunday's anti-racism Solidarity Walk How disturbed I am that these actions are still needed How fortunate I am...
susanwismerpoetJun 10, 20201 minIn SolidarityToo often, my species confounds and troubles me. What would a world without racism feel like? What would my country without racism be...
susanwismerpoetJun 10, 20201 minFirst DipsMay 24, 2020 I am loving small rituals In these roiling times of uncertainty, trepidation, constraint and confinement, the absence of...
susanwismerpoetJun 10, 20201 minSage Hill Writing ExperienceJust about one year ago, I heard that my application to Sage Hill Writing Experience’s Summer Poetry Colloquium had been accepted. I was...
susanwismerpoetMay 19, 20201 minAt the Post Office!Headed to the post office the other day with a big brown parcel!