Poetry – NixonsCan

by J. Ashley Nixon February 28, 2018 1

Calgary’s got Soul in the City

Soul Town Cow Town became Soul Town on Saturday night at the Calgary Festival Hall. The Inglewood venue, in partnershipContinue Reading

by J. Ashley Nixon December 21, 2017 4

Hand in gloves These gloves are tired, They’ve done their bit, For fifty goals, They’ve held my stick. These glovesContinue Reading

by J. Ashley Nixon November 11, 2017 2

They shall not grow old, as we that are left grow old Age shall not weary them, nor the yearsContinue Reading

by J. Ashley Nixon May 26, 2016 1

Class of ’16 Class of ’16 Twelve years you’ve been In the corridors and study rooms Of school’s world. NowContinue Reading

by J. Ashley Nixon December 9, 2015 0

As early sun Shoots through the zone A shelf comes into life Flashing blades of steel These skates can feelContinue Reading

by J. Ashley Nixon November 11, 2015 0

I returned in early October to the War Memorials in Washington DC. I had been particularly absorbed on my previousContinue Reading

by J. Ashley Nixon April 19, 2015 1

War Veterans Three Wars And more An outsiders tour Not of duty, Respect. Comrades cast From bullet metal Or carvedContinue Reading

by J. Ashley Nixon March 22, 2015 0

Here is a contribution to this week-end’s International Poetry Day and International Water Day. Beauty and the Bridge You lookedContinue Reading

by J. Ashley Nixon January 1, 2015 1

One of my last chores to get done before the new year came in was to go to the carContinue Reading

by J. Ashley Nixon November 23, 2014 0

“Never leave your camera behind”, it is often said. I was in Red Deer to get my son to aContinue Reading