A Murder of Crows: Co-Mingling Complex Mental Health Patients with Veterans and Seniors in Continuing Care Homes On my way home from a meeting with a member of the Calgary Police Service recently, I saw two magpies and three crows, all dead in a long stretch of the same grassy median. That made me thinkContinue reading “A Murder of Crows: Co-Mingling Complex Mental Health Patients with Veterans and Seniors in Continuing Care Homes. By Anne Sorbie”
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The Moth. A poem by Anne Sorbie
The MothI.The son you never birthedhas torn himself from the cocoonGone west to greener pasturesnear a town famous for the hippie-flipII.Why does the moth fly toward the flameanticipating the intensity of impending burnsIs the answer: because the heat hasn’t killed him yetOr, is it the pleasure / pain rushwhen wings go skyward again and againContinue reading “The Moth. A poem by Anne Sorbie”
Eva Tihanyi’s Circle Tour. a review by Anne Sorbie
Circle Tour is a like a reflection in lake water; something so beautiful that you wish you could hold on to it, mercurial as it may be. On these pages Eva Tihanyi offers a bounteous continuation of the language and imagery of the Romantics; and hers is a potent lyrical poetry. At the same time,Continue reading “Eva Tihanyi’s Circle Tour. a review by Anne Sorbie”
2 poems by Anne Sorbie
Promise of Birch Below winter’s crust the earth gestates the kind of life we’ve come to expect of her We see her anticipation in the arms of trees reaching east and west embracing the most wuthering winds accepting their dull roar as they have for centuries Their roots umbilical by nature grow beneath the protectionContinue reading “2 poems by Anne Sorbie”
Damselflies. a poem by Anne Sorbie
Damselflies What if we women all met in the Garden of Eden stretched our arms wide as branches stood together embracing our art with joy What if we flew down to the river to kneel washed each other’s tired feet offering the healing that comes with touch as our kind has done for millennia TheContinue reading “Damselflies. a poem by Anne Sorbie”
A Modest Proposal. Satire by Anne Sorbie
A MODEST PROPOSAL For Sending Alberta Children Back To School Since there is a growing number of COVID-19 cases among the province’s school-age population, our proposal suggests closing schools immediately and forming a test group to better determine and predict future rates of infection. First, we highly recommend engaging in the test group, the childrenContinue reading “A Modest Proposal. Satire by Anne Sorbie”
The Day After the Day of Mother Love. A poem by Anne Sorbie
The Day After the Day of Mother Love Your knife digs in to the bleat of cheese I add to the morning bread Soft as a prayer revering love the day after the day of mother love The ceramic jug you filled with milk I use for water and your name sings on my daughter’sContinue reading “The Day After the Day of Mother Love. A poem by Anne Sorbie”
Letter(s) from the Editor(s). Mothering Issue
Letter(s) from the Editor(s):Darcie Friesen Hossackwith guest editors Anne Sorbie and Heidi Grogan Dear Readers, This month is special for a number of reasons. Spring has finally arrived in the Northern Rockies climate I call home. It is also the month of Mothering, or Mother’s Day, in certain parts of the world. And now,Continue reading “Letter(s) from the Editor(s). Mothering Issue”
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