SEA TO SKY REVIEW : THE SUMMER ISSUE

VOLUME 1. ISSUE 2. AUGUST 2018

We hope you're as enthused as we are about this Issue No. 2 of Sea to Sky Review. The theme was open and we've captured a lot of summer's coolest treats for you to enjoy: a day on the mountain trails, an afternoon in Spotlight Cove and an evening on the beach with King Tide. In this issue, you'll also find information about the Waters Poetry Workshop. This will be a regular section where you will enjoy the poetry of some of the fine poets that swim there. And once again, we share Squamish BC voices in our Story of Mine feature. Throughout this issue, Yvonne Hanson's lovely artwork speaks to her deep connection with the natural world and we are very pleased to have her permission to share some of it here.

POETRY

Featured

Spotlight Cove

by Claire Sicherman

The wing of a gull, the expanse of the Salish Sea, nose tingles with the briny smell of seaweed, a line of dried salt crust up my leg, the way the sun sparkles a quick staccato on water,

Bird

by Angela Rebrec

What would it feel like to be a bird, mom?
Would I be scared so high up in the trees?
Now that you’re ten, we come to our forest

King Tide

by Brandi Bird

The coastline cracking on the back of the beach and the sun reflected off False Creek all lost in the homecoming of water.

Summer

by df parizeau

falafel meteorites drowning in lakes
of poppa’s famous garlic sauce

Rationalizing My Hydro Bill

by Emory Oakley

I fell asleep with the light on
because I am not good
at goodbyes.

Scuttlebutt

by Duc Nguyen

Down by the well
in the tribe of Westies
is a pack of wolves
who have filled their mouths
with laugh and joy.

THE WATERS POETRY WORKSHOP

In 2007, Jude Goodwin and fellow poet Toni Clark founded an online poetry workshop for poets who are looking for gentle feedback on their work. The Waters is a place where poets can post as many poems as they wish, but must comment on three other poems for each piece of their own. In this way, writers are able to 'test the waters' with a new piece, receive intelligent and helpful workshop comments and at the same time, read the works of their peers. Poetry workshops have helped many new and experienced poets perfect their craft. We invite all of you to visit The Waters and dip your toes in at The Beach or one of our other forums. www.thewaterspoetry.com

Featured

Nebraska, Summer

by Greta Bolger

Soft radio clear as glass
all the way from Lincoln, love songs
rhythmic as she rocks, wood kissing wood.

Rodent Ulcer

by Jude Goodwin

On one of those days the sun
cast crescent shadows for two minutes
even on our arms and cheeks
A rodent moon
had gnawed its way
into the light

An Adventure in Community

Story of Mine was a series of printed booklets published between 2009 and 2011. It was spearheaded by Riun Blackwell and supported by the Squamish Writers Group. Sea to Sky Review will be republishing some of the articles first published in the Story of Mine papers. But also this area will be a place to feature Squamish voices - both new and old - and we are pleased to present in our August issue the second part of Riun's Speeder Story as well as a wonderful poem by Patricia Heintzman

August 2018: Summer Issue

Canada Day

by Patricia Heintzman

The art of the possible is what I choose,
it’s harmony that we must collectively infuse
to rectify this system of abuse,
a country’s consciousness to transfuse.

Speeder Story Part II

by Riun Blackwell

I started patrolling in 1972; after visiting my brother, who started a few months before me. One Sunday a group of friends and I drove up from North Van to Pemberton to visit him. We walked in to his bunkhouse trailer at “92Mile” and I fell in love.

SEA TO SKY REVIEW : THE SUMMER ISSUE

POETRY

THE WATERS POETRY WORKSHOP

STORY OF MINE

An Adventure in Community