Dec 2, 2021 | Gettogether Logs
“One night I see my father crying in the yard, head in his hands: that is the truth. I make things up that I want for myself: that is the truth.” ~ Sara Borjas, Lies I Tell We met this week to share poems about unreliable narrators. A list of the poems we read... 
Mar 15, 2021 | Gettogether, Gettogether Logs
“The pitcher cries for water to carry and a person for work that is real.” ~ Marge Piercy This week we gathered to talk about Work and Labour. Work can be messy! Sometimes work can get done quickly, but some goals require people who can tirelessly wade through the mud... 
Feb 22, 2021 | Gettogether, Gettogether Logs
“Science is the poetry of the intellect and poetry the science of the heart’s affections.” ~ Lawrence Durrell This week we gathered at the Lunenburg Bandstand to put some poems under the microscope as we explored the theme of Science. Scientific... 
Dec 7, 2020 | Gettogether Logs
Many of the poems we read this week, Finding Your Way, seemed to share a thread with our previous week’s theme of Ancestors. Ana Akhmatova led us down the diverging river of her life, and Virginia Hamilton Adair led us on an expedition searching for ancestors guided... 
Nov 9, 2020 | Gettogether Logs
The beautiful selection of poems we read touched on themes of hope and the impermanence of power. We talked about the passing of time between friends and tenderness. We were reminded of the importance of being present – even just for now – and how the combination of...