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oil on canvas, laurie macfayden, october 2015
hills
Hills, Oil on Canvas, Laurie MacFayden
i could live in these woods
bruce trail, acrylic on canvas by laurie macfayden
i love these trees, the way they
hum, murmur, weep
they weep and i am convinced it’s all for me
a bit about me
i was born of thistle and tartan and grape
i knew how to swing an axe
and swim swim swim
the colour of sheer lunacy
o darling, let me be your red crayon
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a bit about me
set apart from the greening fern heavens
born on the cusp of falling, falling
born into twilight and gospel and wet
i was born missing the sway and the swirl
set apart from the greening fern heavens
born into the swaddle and the feral sweater
born into love and love was born into me
– excerpt, ‘a bit about me,’
from kissing keeps us afloat
Book launch, Quartet 2014
The second collection of poetry from Edmonton writer Laurie MacFayden
Kissing Keeps Us Afloat, coming in September as part of Quartet 2014, the annual four-pack of poetry titles published by Frontenac House.
Calgary launch: Sunday, Sept. 7 at John Dutton Theatre, 2 p.m.
Edmonton launch: Wednesday, Sept. 10 at Audreys Books (Jasper Ave. and 107 Street), 7 p.m.
Quartet 2014 features new poetry collections by David Bateman, Laurie MacFayden, Sharanpal Ruprai and Joan Shillington.
(‘Red Heart,’ acrylic on canvas; original painting by Laurie MacFayden.)
kissing keeps us afloat 