Author Archives: riverwriter

About riverwriter

Poet, playwright, duplicate bridge player, website designer, cottager, husband, father, grandfather, former athlete, carpenter, computer helper for my friends, theatre designer, backstage polymath, retired teacher of highschool English, drama, art, a baritone singer in a barbershop quartet, who knows what else? wordcurrents is on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wordcurrents/ Doug also has a Facebook page, "Incognitio", related to his novels.

giant

Posted on May 26, 2009 by riverwriter

This poem I wrote in early morning after another night in the sleep lab. CPAP is not a cure; it is an affliction too. Continue reading →

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get aways

Posted on May 25, 2009 by riverwriter

I have written about this before. Dying is a selfish act. But then, so is living. Continue reading →

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Review: The Ecstasy of Rita Joe by George Ryga

Posted on May 10, 2009 by riverwriter

George Ryga’s groundbreaking play that marked the beginning of a new Canadian drama takes to the stage after a forty year hiatus at the NAC. This was the first English-language play presented at the NAC after it opened. The script is showing its age, but it is certainly worth seeing. Continue reading →

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