Author Archives: JC

Virginia Woolf beside me.’

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Loons’ common laughter, gulls’ cries.

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quiet water, stones.

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‘I need beauty, a place of

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What was she thinking?

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down a lane of spent lilacs.

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Her final turn off pavement,

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black above asphalt.

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she drives through clouds of mayflies,

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Sand against windshield:

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that run through, burn her fingers.

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JC performed “What My Grandma Means to Say” at ASORC Volunteer Appreciation Event on June 13

On Monday, June 13, the Alzheimer Society of Ottawa and Renfrew County (www.alzheimer-ottawa-rc.org ) held its annual event in appreciation of the efforts of all its volunteers. JC gave a brief introduction to the play and the storybook. She then presented “What My Grandma Means to Say,”  the play, to volunteers, Board members and staff […]
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sifts through sands of discontent

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seeks worlds in prayer,

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a penitent, forsaken,

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Clothed in rags and gold,

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the cruel silks of perfection.

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The spirit struggles, caught in

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what is gained? What lost?

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JC at ArtsPark with impromtu poetry

JC wrote poems for a loonie or toonie as part of the ARC Poetry Factory at ArtsPark in Hintonburg on May 29. To read the story in the Ottawa West EMC, go to:http://www.emcottawawest.ca/20110602/news/Residents+turn+out+in+support+of+ArtsPark. And see this about a poem for the foodies twosome:http://www.foodieprints.com/item/3735?pending=1#pending. And this link to Pearl’s photos:http://www.flickr.com/photos/pearlpirie/5771522555/in/pool-20543830@N00
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or a curse. In the striving,

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JC on Daytime on Rogers Cable 22, Thursday, June 2 11:00 a.m. till noon

JC appeared on Rogers TV for an interview about “What My Grandma Means to Say,” the storybook just launched at the Ottawa International Writers Festival. JC divulged first-hand what drove her to write about Jake and his grandmother, how the story emerged first as a play, and how it evolved  in storybook form.
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Salvation: a prize

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or by what it is they find.

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Poetry Chapbook Launched on Sunday, June 5

JC is a member of the Ottawa CAA poetry circle, Licence to Quill, which launched its first chapbook, Tangled Strands, at Collected Works last Sunday. The subtitle, “Combing the Muse,” says it all: every poem has something to say about hair ! Contributing poets are: Carol A. Stephen, Lesley Strutt, JC Sulzenko, Rona Shaffran, Laura […]
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defined by what they seek there

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waystations or home:

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journey to sanctuaries,

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Book Signing and Reading at Collected Works Bookstore: Sunday, June 5,1242 Wellington at Holland

Here’s another chance to meet JC and buy a signed copy of What My Grandma Means to Say. JC will be at Collected Works Bookstore 1242 Wellington at Holland on Sunday, June 5, from 1:30-2:30 PM to talk about and sign copies of What My Grandma Means to Say. Come by and chat with JC.
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Pilgrims all and each

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