Illustrations

Exerpts from Gerald, God and the Chickens Illustrated poem, 2006
Looking for God in unlikely places we found him buried in the bottom of a box of frozen chicken strips Pencil and Marker 2006, 8.5" x 11"
God,rocking back and forth, says something about the rose and the thorn Pencil and Marker 2006, 8.5" x 11"
God says death this small is easier to grasp Pencil and Marker 2006, 8.5" x 11"
We found him in front of the monitor, googling the pope Pencil and Marker 2006, 8.5" x 11"
He says to look longer at limbs Pencil and Marker 2006, 8.5" x 11"
He turns to Gerald on the other end of the couch Pencil and Marker 2006, 8.5" x 11"
He looks up and gets lost in the arc of a seagull Pencil and Marker 2006, 8.5" x 11"
What's the point of a creature who can't fly? Pencil and Marker 2006, 8.5" x 11"
I'm not hungry for jam Pencil and Marker 2006, 8.5" x 11"
Music and sunlight don't make him look up anymore Pencil and Marker 2006, 8.5" x 11"
Egg Pencil and Marker 2006, 8.5" x 11"

Exerpts from Gerald, God and the Chickens
Illustrated poem, 2006

Looking for God in unlikely places
we found him buried in the bottom of a box
of frozen chicken strips

Pencil and Marker
2006, 8.5" x 11"

God,rocking back and forth,
says something about the rose and the thorn

Pencil and Marker
2006, 8.5" x 11"

God says death this small is easier to grasp

Pencil and Marker
2006, 8.5" x 11"

We found him in front of the monitor,
googling the pope

Pencil and Marker
2006, 8.5" x 11"

He says to look longer at limbs

Pencil and Marker
2006, 8.5" x 11"

He turns to Gerald on the other end of the couch

Pencil and Marker
2006, 8.5" x 11"

He looks up and gets lost in the arc of a seagull

Pencil and Marker
2006, 8.5" x 11"

What's the point of a creature who can't fly?

Pencil and Marker
2006, 8.5" x 11"

I'm not hungry for jam

Pencil and Marker
2006, 8.5" x 11"

Music and sunlight don't make him look up anymore

Pencil and Marker
2006, 8.5" x 11"

Egg

Pencil and Marker
2006, 8.5" x 11"

Vocabulary Lessons Illustrated poem, 2007
1 Mixed media on paper 2007
2 Mixed media on paper 2007
3 Mixed media on paper 2007
4 Mixed media on paper 2007
5 Mixed media on paper 2007
6 Mixed media on paper 2007
Cover design Olive Poetry Reading Series Poetry Chapbooks Edmonton, Alberta Hosted by Martini's Bar and Grill 9910 109 St.
The Vandal Confesses Karen Solie Year 5, Number 1
Unsent letters Sheri Benning Year 5, Number 2
A terror of waters Amatoritsero Ede Year 5, Number 3
The virtues revisited Karen Houle Year 5, Number 4
JA=NINE SCRABBALAH Jill Hartman Year 5, Number 5
Broadcast from a frantic pirate radio Poems from the students of Write 494 Douglas Barbour's class at the Univertity of Alberta Year 5, Number 5
Forest of disappearances Shawna Lemay Year 5, Number 2
Topography of empty spaces K.L. McKay Year 6, Number 3
Nine ways of looking at snow Andy Weaver Year 6, Number 4
if, Adultery Suzette Mayr Year 6, Number 5
Stones Olga Costopoulos Year 6, Number 6
Cardboard box poems Write 394 Bert Almon's class at the University of Alberta Year 6, Number 7
Roller Boogie Kimmy Beach Year 6, Number 8
Laying the fire Rhona McAdam Year 7, Number 2

Vocabulary Lessons
Illustrated poem, 2007

1

Mixed media on paper
2007

2

Mixed media on paper
2007

3

Mixed media on paper
2007

4

Mixed media on paper
2007

5

Mixed media on paper
2007

6

Mixed media on paper
2007

Cover design
Olive Poetry Reading Series
Poetry Chapbooks
Edmonton, Alberta
Hosted by Martini's Bar and Grill 9910 109 St.

The Vandal Confesses

Karen Solie
Year 5, Number 1

Unsent letters

Sheri Benning
Year 5, Number 2

A terror of waters

Amatoritsero Ede
Year 5, Number 3

The virtues revisited

Karen Houle
Year 5, Number 4

JA=NINE SCRABBALAH

Jill Hartman
Year 5, Number 5

Broadcast from a frantic pirate radio

Poems from the students of Write 494
Douglas Barbour's class at the Univertity of Alberta
Year 5, Number 5

Forest of disappearances

Shawna Lemay
Year 5, Number 2

Topography of empty spaces

K.L. McKay
Year 6, Number 3

Nine ways of looking at snow

Andy Weaver
Year 6, Number 4

if, Adultery

Suzette Mayr
Year 6, Number 5

Stones

Olga Costopoulos
Year 6, Number 6

Cardboard box poems

Write 394
Bert Almon's class at the University of Alberta
Year 6, Number 7

Roller Boogie

Kimmy Beach
Year 6, Number 8

Laying the fire

Rhona McAdam
Year 7, Number 2

Mandarins Illustrated poem, 2004
Cover
Broken bicycle wheel
Woman sleeping
Knee breaking
Lily
Mandarins rolling away
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Mandarins
Illustrated poem, 2004

Cover

Broken bicycle wheel

Woman sleeping

Knee breaking

Lily

Mandarins rolling away

Illustrations

Looking for God in unlikely places we found him buried in the bottom of a box of frozen chicken strips

God,rocking back and forth, says something about the rose and the thorn

God says death this small is easier to grasp

We found him in front of the monitor, googling the pope

He says to look longer at limbs

He turns to Gerald on the other end of the couch

He looks up and gets lost in the arc of a seagull

What's the point of a creature who can't fly?

I'm not hungry for jam

Music and sunlight don't make him look up anymore

Egg

1

2

3

4

5

6

The Vandal Confesses

Unsent letters

A terror of waters

The virtues revisited

JA=NINE SCRABBALAH

Broadcast from a frantic pirate radio

Forest of disappearances

Topography of empty spaces

Nine ways of looking at snow

if, Adultery

Stones

Cardboard box poems

Roller Boogie

Laying the fire

Cover

Broken bicycle wheel

Woman sleeping

Knee breaking

Lily

Mandarins rolling away

Looking for God in unlikely places
we found him buried in the bottom of a box
of frozen chicken strips

God,rocking back and forth,
says something about the rose and the thorn

We found him in front of the monitor,
googling the pope