Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Gray Whale, After Wallace Stevens and ending with a line from Rilke
Written for the City of Vancouver’s Greenest City initiative to become the Greenest City in the World by 2020 and in recognition of the gray whale that swam into Downtown Vancouver on May 5th 2010
1
An armoured lung,
a living castle of barnacle
and bone; a peaceful
leviathan moving with
the ease of a dark cloud.
2
The child knows more
about [...]
2010 Handbook for Entering Canada
For Howard White
Are you bringing any fruits or vegetables into Canada?
Have you visited a farm in the last 30 days?
Are you now or have you ever been a member of a group that disagreed with government?
Do you intend to ride the zip line?
Do you approve of product placement in movies?
Do you like my uniform?
Are you bringing into [...]
In Praise of Female Athletes Who Were Told No
PDF Version
For the 14 female ski jumpers petitioning to be included
in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver
Despite the glory of color it’s easy to be the butterfly;
It’s hard to be the dog or to remain like the river stone.
For Christ sake little lady, sit down you’ve been told.
Because he thought that a woman short [...]
