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it was the land. a spoken poem by pj Yukon. Poet Laureate of the Yukon

it was the land no one knew the evil men could do behind closed doors no one spoke of it no one said sorry and in the end it was the land the very land itself that spoke it was the land that carried the secrets that knew the truth that yielded a million sorrowsContinue reading “it was the land. a spoken poem by pj Yukon. Poet Laureate of the Yukon”

WordCity Literary Journal. July 2022

©®| All rights to the content of this journal remain with WordCity Literary Journal and its contributing artists. Table of Contents Letter from the Editor. Darcie Friesen Hossack Every so often, we leave our theme open to whatever may be on the minds and hearts (and also in the files) of writers and poets aroundContinue reading “WordCity Literary Journal. July 2022”

Footprints. A spokenword poem by pj johnson, Poet Laureate of the Yukon

pj johnson Poet Laureate of the Yukon pj johnson, the daughter of a Yukon trapper, was formally invested on Canada Day July 1st 1994 during a ceremony in Whitehorse where she was given the title Poet Laureate of the Yukon and became the first officially-invested poet laureate in Canada. A storyteller in the oral tradition,Continue reading “Footprints. A spokenword poem by pj johnson, Poet Laureate of the Yukon”