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Listen up: new audio recordings!
Listen to Anne Farrer read two poems in this podcast capturing materials from Sea & Cedar Fall 2025 edition.
tideline
Celebrating poetry month with my poem tideline, part of the 2026 LAND & SEA Poetry Walk in Downtown Courtenay
inbetween, video
a new recording captures the dreamlike piece inbetween
poetry pause
chess moves, was published Dec. 16, 2025 as the Poetry Pause selection from the Leasue of Canadian Poets.
Two publishing credits
Sharing two publishing credits in the Sea & Cedar magazine, which also featured artist, Donna Dubock.
what I learned in whistler, pt 2 (life)
More life learnings discovered at the Whistler Writers Fest, this time a few minor things such as language, loneliness and love.
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what I learned in whistler, pt 1 (work)
A blog post reflecting on what you learn from working, my own work history and what new opportunities might be ahead for me.
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controlled burn
A blog post imaging Mother Earth as a menopausal woman … guess what? she’s hot and over it!
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haiku wins contest
It is nearing the end of April (designated as National Poetry Month here in Canada) and I am very pleased to share that a haiku I wrote for a contest in my local library system was chosen to be the first place winner. It’s always exciting to “win” something, especially when, in this case, the
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(ripening) before the bloom
Since I last wrote, life has been busy, off-kilter, and to be honest, I’m a hollow husk of my normal self at the moment. All of my plucky optimism and self-help mantras from the beginning of the year could not shield me from life pressures of late, and what I once turned to for escape
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trick to being happy
Top ten ways to trick your brain into being happy in 2023.
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