Wetlands
I just got my copy of Clifford Bernier’s Wetlands last week. I’m keeping it close by for when I want to wander out into the world of the James River and its environs. It’s a poetic landscape populated with small but mighty poems of natural and meditative beauty. Purchase Wetlands here.
To celebrate the release, I made a little video-reading of the poem, Riverbird, from the chapbook. I wanted to capture the bird’s inflight perspective as it sails over the river and surrounding countryside. Have a look:
The footage comes from the Desna river in Ukraine, a country that has shown courageous leadership in standing up for Democracy against tyrants of all stripes.
Parting Shots
As I write this on Thursday afternoon, I note that spring began this morning—at 5:01 am EDT to be exact. Later on I saw an army of daffodils in full formation at Brookside Gardens. Here’s some quick pics.
Coming Up
Sunday, March 30, 2025 at 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm - Poetry X Hunger poets will feature in the Literary Salon Expo as part of Pathways Production’s annual Natural Living Expo. Click here for more information.
April 7, 2025 at 7:00 pm, Café Muse Literary Salon presents poets Doritt Carroll, Hiram Larew & Lillo Way. Join us at The Writer's Center, 4508 Walsh Street, Bethesda, MD or online through Zoom. Register at the website.
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Cliff, I'm sure, is grinning. A terrific presentation of his poem, Riverbird.