When you consider things like the stars, our affairs
don’t seem to matter very much, do they?
—Virginia Woolf
Of course, we write to be read. It is said that poetry is not complete until it has been spoken to a listening audience. Making poetry and finding ways to share it in a cultural context is a two-winged vehicle. Here are some ways that Lesley-Anne’s poems are in the world:
Published
Mute Swan, Poems for Maria Queen of the World, is Lesley-Anne’s debut poetry collection, from The St. Thomas Poetry Series (Toronto). Lesley-Anne’s periodical publications include The Antigonish Review, CV-2, Poetry Ireland Review, Banshee, The Honest Ulsterman, and more…
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Performed
Over the years, Lesley-Anne has read widely and shared about her life as a writer. She often invites audiences to collaborate in “interactive” poetry making.
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Installed
Pop Up Poetry is a public engagement initiative Lesley-Anne began to celebrate National Poetry Month in April 2012. She shares poems in hopes that people find what they need.
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Facilitated
Poetry circles, installations, a street-level art gallery for marginalized artists, and a museum exhibit sharing stories of the experience of being unhomed–are ways that Lesley-Anne holds space for those most overlooked.
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Awarded
Occasionally, right in the thick of things, a grace–a kind rejection letter, or a poem receives some unexpected attention. Each is a gift.
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meticulous brilliance in Lesley-Anne Evans’ vivid, highly evocative spiritual memoir in poems…crisp and quietly intense…lovely textures and notes…
Diane Tucker, Poet
Lesley-Anne Evans 