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Poem included in Poetry in Voice anthology

08 Sunday Mar 2020

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I grew up performing other writers’ work in speech arts festivals, nursing the hope that one day I would be a published writer like those whose work I knew by heart. It means so much to know that today there are young performers who are performing my poetry. Truly, one of the things I’m most proud of since the publication of The Brightest Thing is the inclusion of “Poem for My Body” (from The Brightest Thing) in the international online anthology curated by the kind folks of Poetry in Voice. Students across Canada have chosen my poem, connected to it, and helped connect it to even more audiences through their memorization and performance of it. I can’t think of many better things than to know that someone–multiple someones!–thought enough of my poem to learn it by heart. Oh, by heart! My heart! Thank you!

You can read the entire poem online as part of the Poetry in Voice anthology, as well as a mini-interview with me, in which I share a little bit about how important poetry, and the performance of it, has been to be since I was a child, then a teen, performing in speech arts festivals and aching to be an author. If you like the poem and you haven’t picked up your copy of The Brightest Thing yet, please consider doing so: I wrote these poems for you to read them!

In this new decade, as in any other, love makes sense

01 Wednesday Jan 2020

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Heading into a new decade, I’m looking back, & looking forward. Time passes so quickly. It was only yesterday I was a child playing make believe with my brother. Today my 8-month-old son pulled himself to standing for the first time, & my 2-year-old daughter announced, loudly, at dinner, “I’m a sweetheart!”

Happy New Year, friends. Here’s a poem (originally showcased as part of The Games We Play exhibit at the Kelowna Art Gallery in summer 2017) about Mario Kart 64. Out of everything in this hard & beautiful world, it still makes most sense to love each other.

For more of my love poetry, please check out my book, The Brightest Thing.

Ruth Daniell to perform in Words Aloud Festival in Durham, Ontario November 2

05 Saturday Oct 2019

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I’m very pleased to say this BC-based poet is finally making it all the way to Ontario, and it’s for the Words Aloud Festival based in Durham. If you’re nearby, I do hope to see you there. I’ll be performing work from my book The Brightest Thing and travelling with my newest (won’t-take-a-bottle) baby. I’ll let you tell me how cute he is!

“Corpse Flower” by Ruth Daniell this week’s Tuesday poem

28 Tuesday May 2019

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I’ve got a new, never-before-seen poem (from my working manuscript) now up on the DUSIE blog as this week’s Tuesday poem. It’s called “Corpse Flower” and it’s about, among other things, life and death and parenthood and “Uncle Fester,” who bloomed last summer at Vancouver’s Bloedel Conservatory. Please feel free to have a read and share (and subscribe to the Tuesday poem emails, if you haven’t already). My thanks to rob mclennan for the opportunity to be part of the Tuesday poems.

The art of writing with Ruth Daniell and talking about strawberries all the time

03 Wednesday Apr 2019

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Oh, you know me, someone asks me about my writing and I respond by asking really easy questions like, “how do we love each other, and love each other well, in a world that’s damaged?”

Thanks to Malcolm Curtis of talking about strawberries all the time for taking the time out of his strawberry time to talk to me about how I came to poetry, about my first book, and what’s next for me (aside from another baby)! In the interview–the art of writing #2–I talk about my book The Brightest Thing, and my current working manuscript, Dear bird, two poems from which recently appeared in talking about strawberries all the time.

Ruth Daniell in Vancouver March 2019 for launch of The Brightest Thing and the Growing Room Festival

10 Sunday Mar 2019

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Hi, friends! Just a reminder that I’m going to be in Vancouver all this week, ready to talk poetry, process, fairy tales, feminism, and the joys and pitfalls of searching for happily ever after. On March 14, I’m throwing the Vancouver launch of The Brightest Thing, and I’m super excited about this event: Vancouver is the city where I really grew up as a writer, and I’m looking forward to seeing a whole lot of my fellow writers there, as well as old and new friends–you, I hope!

♥ The Brightest Thing Book Launch – Vancouver
Thursday, March 14, 2019 at 7:00pm
nə́ c̓aʔmat ct Strathcona Branch – Vancouver Public Library
730 East Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC
Free event. No need to register, but you may RSVP (through Facebook events) here. Books will be available for purchase.

I’m also really excited to be participating in Growing Room 2019. Room Magazine has been one of the most supportive magazines to me as an emerging writer and I’m really proud to be a part of their feminist literary festival this year. I’m over the moon that the workshop I’m leading, Speech Arts for Writers, is sold out; it promises to be a really fun afternoon of learning and performing and talking about process with the fellow writers who signed up. If you missed out, don’t worry: I’ll be participating in two panels/readings that are going to be super fun: “Mother Goose Was a Feminist: Crafting the Modern Day Fairy Tale” and “Close-Up Magic: Launch of Room Issue 42.1.” Registration is now closed for those events, but you can still show up. According to the Growing Room organizers, there’s space for walk-ups at all of their panels and readings (with the exception of “Funny Feminists”)–so even if you didn’t register, I hope you’ll consider coming out! Both events are going to be magical. Here are the details below.

♥ Mother Goose Was a Feminist: Crafting the Modern Day Fairy Tale
part of Growing Room: A Feminist Literary Festival
Friday, March 15, 2019, 7:30-9:30pm
Annex Performing Arts Theatre
823 Seymour, Vancouver, British Columbia
Free event. Registration closed. Walk ups welcome!

♥ Close-Up Magic: Launch of Room Issue 42.1
part of Growing Room: A Feminist Literary Festival
Saturday, March 16, 2019, 7:30-9:30pm
Red Gate Revue Stage
1601 Johnston Street, Vancouver, BC
Free event. Registration closed. Walk ups welcome!

Read Local BC says: Snuggle up with a good book this Valentine’s Day

14 Thursday Feb 2019

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Oh, how lovely—my book, The Brightest Thing (available for purchase now!), gets a generous shout-out this week by Read Local BC as one of their recommended reads. Be sure to check out their recommended books; many of them were already on my “to read” list!

The Brightest Thing is definitely appropriate reading for Valentine’s Day (or any day): love! heartbreak! magic! renewal! I hope you find something beautiful and/or useful in these poems: it was my hope you would.

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I’m in the midst of finalizing some upcoming appearances and book launch events for The Brightest Thing, so do please keep in touch! I’m excited to share this book with the world.

Two New Poems in Talking about Strawberries All the Time

04 Thursday Oct 2018

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strawberryI have two new poems up in the inaugural issue of Talking About Strawberries All the Time. Have a read, if you like! The poems, “Today I can’t be sad” and “August 27:” are from my current working manuscript (entitled Dear bird,). My thanks to editor Malcom Curtis for the publication.

Keep watching for updates about my debut poetry collection, The Brightest Thing, which will be published with Caitlin Press early in 2019.