#18 - at outer edge of cliff by Norma Kerby

Norma Kerby is a poet and writer based in Terrace in Northwestern British Columbia. Her writing reflects her active participation in environmental issues and preservation of history in this region. She has had poetry published in a number of literary journals (including Prism International, Room, Dreamland, Prairie Journal, and filling Station) and anthologies (including North Coast Collected, The Language of Trees, The Rivers Speak, Skunk Cabbage, Snow Feathers, Water Worn, Shadows and Light, Seed Dreams, Somewhere My Love, The Golden Oracle, Heartwood, Another Dysfunctional Cancer Poem, Tending the Fire, and Leap Anthologies), as well as her chapbood, Shores of Haida Gwaii (Big Pond Rumours Press). She is a member of the poetry writing collective, Writers North of 54, and an associate member of the League of Canadian Poets. She has written many articles for the print and online magazine, NORTHWORD (www.northword.ca) and has actively participated in the writing and production of a number of historical publications and storyboards through the Terrace Regional Historical Society (e.g. "Cedar Poles and Iron Peevees, Pole Logging in the Kitsumkalum Valley"). In addition, through environmental and planning consulting work, she has authored several reports of both technical and public interest (i.e. www.kitsault.com - book about the ghost town of Kitsault, and www.rdks.bc.ca - Greater Terrace Agricultural Area Plan). Norma is a dedicated resident of the northwest corner of British Columbia and writes to portray the special attributes of the people and landscapes which characterize this unique corner of Canada. Norma was the Northern Area Representative for the Federation of BC Writers for two years (2016 to 2018), and organized, publicized, and presented readings, writing events, and writing workshops throughout northern British Columbia.

This poem was published on The League of Canadian Poets' Poetry Pause.

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