“A brave, original, memorable collection.”
Malcolm Guite, Poet, Singer-Songwriter, Priest, and Academic
“…fiercely present…committed to justice-making as well as to the mysteries of being…”
Susan McCaslin, Poet, Writer, and Educator
Synopsis
Mute Swan is an exploration of silencing. Within a context of historic and contemporary Christendom, yet blurring perceptions of both, the poet offers a story of “unmuting.” Unwilling to look away from injustice and grief, the poet writes a way toward spiritual freedom. Mute Swan is a love letter inviting us home.
Endorsements
“…meticulous brilliance…vivid, highly evocative…crisp, and quietly intense…”
Diane Tucker, Poet, Editor, Fiction Writer, and Playwright
“…the cheeky air of a rhetorical argument…breathtaking…clever…cunning…simultaneously nurturing and wild…”
Cole Klassen, Genderfluid Musician, Poet, and Teacher
“…earthy, raw…rich birthing imagery…poems where everything belongs.”
Christine Valters Paintner, Benedictine Oblate, Poet, and Spiritual Director
“…a story beckoning me to a supper table where even the most rejected, fearsome and lonely parts can know home.”
Gareth Higgins, Author, Storyteller, and Peacemaker
“…delightfully feminist in its embodied all-inclusive natural imagery…”
Katerina Vaughan Fretwell, Poet, Artist, Journalist, and Reviewer
“Moving fluently between languages of nature, silence, and faith…”
Jordan Hartt, Poet, Reader, Teacher, Community and Events Organizer
Toronto and Kelowna Launches
Toronto, April 22, 2023: an in-person event livestreamed and available to view HERE. An evening of poetry, with readings by St. Thomas Poetry Series poets, Lesley-Anne Evans, Bruce Meyer, and Bruce Hunter, in the St. Thomas Anglican Church, Toronto. We gratefully acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts and the League of Canadian Poets.
Kelowna, December 11, 2021: this event took place in Lesley-Anne’s living room at Feeny Wood, B.C., and was attended by a small group of family and friends. It was livestreamed and is available to view HERE.
Availability
You can purchase Mute Swan here:
The St. Thomas Poetry Series
Amazon.ca
Regent College Bookstore, Vancouver, BC
“Read Local Okanagan” Pop-ups
Indigo, Kelowna
Lesley-Anne’s in-person readings
You can read Mute Swan here:
The University of Toronto Library
St. Mary’s University Library, Halifax
University of British Columbia-Okanagan
Okanagan Regional Library
“A remarkable debut collection…”
David Kent, Publisher, The St. Thomas Poetry Series
Lesley-Anne Evans 