I have to do it: New Sask. Poet Laureate can t resist pull of poetry Carol Rose GoldenEagle has been named this year s Saskatchewan Poet Laureate, while Warsha Mushtaq became the new Youth Poet Laureate.
Author of the article: Lynn Giesbrecht
Publishing date: Jul 10, 2021 • 3 hours ago • 3 minute read • Carol Rose GoldenEagle sits near her home in Regina Beach on Sept. 19, 2019. Photo by TROY FLEECE /Regina Leader-Post
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Poetry has been Carol Rose GoldenEagle’s way of expressing herself and describing the world for as long as she can remember.
A very healing experience: Anthology reflects on life in a pandemic There ll be a few pieces that ll make you cry and a few pieces that ll make you laugh, and by the end of it, I think they ll be able to take some hope with them from the writing.
Author of the article: Lynn Giesbrecht
Publishing date: Jul 03, 2021 • 5 hours ago • 3 minute read • Courtney Bates-Hardy, associate poetry editor of the new book apart: a year of pandemic poetry and prose, holds a copy of the book near her home in Regina, Saskatchewan on July 2, 2021. BRANDON HARDER/ Regina Leader-Post Photo by BRANDON HARDER /Regina Leader-Post
St. Peter’s Abbey, Muenster, Saskatchewan
September 29, 2020
in the palm of your hand, plump as plums, even though itâs February,
late winter. An evergreen curtain, bare-branch web, slow snowfall,
dishwater sky. Flakes melting on my face. I want even more birds
cupped in my hands. I want to reach out and grab them before they take offâ
splash of wings. I want to feel their bones, the wheat-husk whisper of them;
pin-thin cages beneath black and white feathers: matchstick houses or
hyacinth heads. I want their heartbeats in my hands: that swell of belly,
warm-smooth as ripples on ponds in summer; against my cheek, and
I am currently a Grade 12 student at Oxbow Prairie Horizons School. I take pride in being an active student. I am a leader of the Student Representative Council and Students Against Impaired Driving. Before the pandemic, I ran cross-country and track and field. I have competed at the provincial level in both. I consider myself to be the result of a collective upbringing. I’ve had the privilege of growing up on a grain farm south of Glen Ewen with my family. I have also been fortunate enough to travel throughout my childhood. Consequently, I feel I’ve developed a rich curiosity for the world around me, both locally and abroad. I have a passion for local agriculture and industry, along with international issues.
I am currently a Grade 12 student at Oxbow Prairie Horizons School. I take pride in being an active student. I am a leader of the Student Representative Council and Students Against Impaired Driving. Before the pandemic, I ran cross-country and track and field. I have competed at the provincial level in both. I consider myself to be the result of a collective upbringing. I’ve had the privilege of growing up on a grain farm south of Glen Ewen with my family. I have also been fortunate enough to travel throughout my childhood. Consequently, I feel I’ve developed a rich curiosity for the world around me, both locally and abroad. I have a passion for local agriculture and industry, along with international issues.