Welcome to my writing and nature-photography site. It will remain a work-in-progress as I post poems, remove others, and continue to create new pages for guest poets. I've also added several slideshows featuring my photography, in addition to what's already here. These slideshows are also linked to my photos on Webshots, where they can be viewed fullsize, since the slideshow images are cropped to fit into the smaller space. Please visit often!
I live near Tusket Falls, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia on the shores of the lovely "Little Lake" which is really part of the Tusket River not far from the power dam and bridge. Many years ago, I graduated from Acadia University in Wolfville and grew up in that wonderful town. For much of my adult life, I've been a public school teacher, most notably at Yarmouth Consolidated Memorial High School. I retired in 2004 (before reaching my maximum "time served") to pursue other goals, including my writing. If old acquaintances would like to contact me, I would be absolutely delighted! See email particulars at the bottom of the page.
My work has been featured in print as well as on several internet poetry forums and in late 2005, some of it was collected into my first poetry book, "Cleansing", published by Rising Tide Press. A second and smaller book, "Beeline", was published by Lopside Press in the US. Most recently, Fortunate Childe Press has included several of my poems in two anthologies - Lilith: A Collection of Women's Writes (2009) and Postcards from Eve (2010). In my opinion, this small press is producing books of exceptional quality, both in terms of their written content and of their visual appeal. It's an honor to have been a part of these two collections.
My poem, "Carol for The Brokenhearted", has been nominated by Fortunate Childe for a 2010 Pushcart Prize. FC is listed in my links or you may access it here: http://fortunatechildepublications.yolasite.com/
I've also written scripts for young people's theater, spent a season performing as a singer/playwright at Upper Clements theme park, and created a television docudrama about domestic violence. I'm available on assignment to script youth productions for public school use, if a specific theme or format is required.If you're a teacher and find something of interest among my poems, please feel free to contact me for permission to use them in your own classroom. The contents of this site may not be reproduced without written authorization. Usually, I'm happy to oblige. Thanks!
Enjoy the site and please tell others about it. - Brenda
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