Canadian writing
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You aren’t the only winner
A month ago, my poem “Regional Transit,” won Prism Magazine’s poetry contest, judged by Ken Babstock. Another poem I’d entered, “The Hydro Men” had been shortlisted. I felt all the things I should feel: wonder, disbelief, pride, shock. I felt something else, as well– a feeling of having beaten the odds. This spring, Canadian poet…
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First Cover Mention
My poem, “Gifting Ceremonies” is in the fall issue of Ricepaper Magazine. This is my first appearance in the magazine. It’s a four-part poem about the gifts of cherry trees made from the Japanese government to various cities in North America, and the highly ritualized gift customs of the Japanese. Fiction by Ann Shin, and…
