Beauty and the Bridge. A poem from the Bow River
Bridge over the Bow River, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. © J. Ashley Nixon Beauty and the Bridge You looked beautifulContinue Reading
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PhotoPoetry in motion: at the car wash
One of my last chores to get done before the new year came in was to go to the carContinue Reading
Pun intended: a few poultry photos
“Never leave your camera behind”, it is often said. I was in Red Deer to get my son to aContinue Reading
PhotoPoetry in Motion: Keep on running, Terry Fox
Keep on running, Terry Fox Keep on running Though you feel scared Keep on running Though you’ve been scarred KeepContinue Reading
Poetry in motion: Fire alarm moves dancers
Mount Royal University classes were interrupted yesterday when the fire alarm went off. I used the tonal treatment on my iPhoneContinue Reading
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Poetry in motion: Houston flows on Memorial Day
This is the first of an occasional series of poems, accompanied by photos, inspired by moving along, either running, bikingContinue Reading
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Urban recce run #4: Liberation Day in Scheveningen, Netherlands
The evening of May 5th was spent in Scheveningen, a seaside town in The Netherlands, just north of the capitalContinue Reading
North: a winter poem from Canada
NORTH Past industrial heartlands And prairie farms Out on the Great River Where the air is calm A bold DecemberContinue Reading
Let the ice begin
To freeze up water The Rink Rats unite Building thin layers of ice Shifting through day and night. A heavyContinue Reading
In guiding hands
A bow, put straight Across four strings Young fingers firm Yet arched to move And form new shapes That createContinue Reading
