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.

Incident in a framing store

Posted on March 30, 2009 by riverwriter

This poem was a candidate for my reading at the mayor’s celebration of the arts at Aultsville Theatre March 28, 2009. Continue reading →

Posted in lotus eaters, Mild-mannered opinion, Poetry, thoughts below ground | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Circling the Moon

Posted on March 28, 2009 by riverwriter

I invoke the spirit of Jack Wright whose light was the heart of our theatre Rosamund Laberge who awoke the strings in our children Berenice Dickson who created our dancers for a dime each week Rose Stephens who made theatre … Continue reading →

Posted in lotus eaters, oral, Poetry, Screeds, thoughts below ground | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

In the wings

Posted on March 26, 2009 by riverwriter

Experienced performers usually can mobilize stage fright to give energy to the performance. Standing in the wings of a stage anticipating can be a daunting or exhilarating experience. This poem depicts one such experience. Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, thoughts below ground | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment