Metaphorically Speaking online Open Mic

Daniel  Scott has released his long poem, 'Travels with Athoma', a journey taken by a boy between his familiar world and a world often unnoticed and forgotten - the realm of trees and herbs, crows and eagles. Guided by an older and wiser woman, Athoma, the boy learns to centre himself with the breath of the  planet.

Here is a poem, an essay, an entire voyage that shows how even a child can learn to ask, 

“How do we humans /not know / how alive, sentient / it  all is?”  – Kate Braid, author of 'Elemental' and 'Hammer & Nail'

To share at the open mic, email:  wordstormsociety@gmail.com

About Daniel: Artistic  Director of the Planet Earth Poetry Reading Series in Victoria for nearly 6 years, he has published five books of poetry, including  'Aftertime' in 2019, and edited the anthology 'Voicing Suicide' in 2020  with Ekstasis Editions. With Goldfinch Press, he has published 'black  onion' and two chapbooks: 'street signs' and 'Interrupted'. Nose in Book  Publishing released his chapbook '[klee-shays] undone', volume one in  2020. He is an Associate Professor Emeritus at the University of  Victoria School of Child and Youth Care.