I live in rural Newfoundland, Canada, in a 6-acre patch of old-growth boreal forest, which has been the focus of my work since moving here in 2002. These projects take various forms, including poetry as a way to capture experiences that my camera cannot. A project titled The Boreal Poetry Garden is a series of public walks I hold every summer. I lead participants on a walk through the boreal forest, stopping at certain points to read a site-specific poem about something in the very spot where we are standing. Many of these poems include words in the Newfoundland dialect. The relationship between language and landscape has been at the centre of my work for over three decades. A Virtual Walk of The Boreal Poetry Garden can be accessed on the home page of my website.
