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Following the inclusion of two of my poems and one photograph in From the Soil: A Hometown Anthology, I did an interview with Exeter Publishing. They've just posted the interview in full on their website - check it out! https://www.exeterpublishing.com/artists/chris-biles My poems included in this anthology are "Memories" and "The Crabapple" - both of which …
Check out my poem - "The Full-Fridge Privilege" - featured on the Poetry X Hunger website, written for the 2020 World Food Day Poetry Competition sponsored by FAO North America. https://www.poetryxhunger.com/2020-world-food-day---submitted-poems/poem-by-chris-biles
Below are screenshots of the lovely September Issue of The Clementine Zine. The first is the Issue's cover, followed by the two pages related to my poem, "Inspirational Confusion." Please check out their website - the complete issue link is below. The September Issue can be found here: https://issuu.com/clementinezine1/docs/what_we_leave_behind
I wanted to share my recent publication with "Fleas on the Dog" - an online publishing company based in Ontario. As they sell themselves... "We’re just six crazy dudes and one cool fox who love the language and fall on our knees at the sound of beautiful words in all their glorious reach and transformative …
I don’t know about you, but many people in my circles certainly had high hopes for the new decade going into January, 2020. The New Year’s celebrations had a different feel to them: so much hope and optimism and excitement – some people just wanted to party, but others wanted the fresh start that they …
"To practice any art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow. So do it." ― Kurt Vonnegut I came across this quote today in one of my emails and it made me nod emphatically. I've been giving more time and attention to the right hemisphere of my brain …
Week after week for months now I’ve had the intention of sitting down at my computer – in the evening with a calming mug of tea, or a weekend morning with a cup o’ coffee – and just writing, just at long last getting a bit of a blog post going. But it’s been difficult …
Some Fresh Poetry! – Let me take you on a bit of a roller coaster This is a compilation of poetry written during my final few months in the Peace Corps, and during travels following my close of service (recently edited and compiled). These poems were products of personal reflection as I started and continued …
Continue reading "Fresh poetry, inspired by travel and transitions"
“Many speak of opportunities- ‘When one door closes, another one opens.’ But rarely about the hallway. The transition. The in between where you are and where you are headed. The hallway doesn’t have to be a scary, dark, endless confusion- it can be a space of massive transformation, great memories, and peace.” -Unknown In May, …
Continue reading "“Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there some day.”"
Hiking, swimming, luxury tent, wildlife watching, rain and sun, storms and blue skies, camping food, a place of significant scientific history, and of course chimpanzees / sokwemtu – 48 hours felt like a full week! Leaving Kigoma, I had beautiful weather – sunny but still cool. The ride was gorgeous, breezy, and calm. When I …
Continue reading "Glorious Gombe, A Few Goodbyes – 8 April 2018"
marks in the sand 