Sensation Writing by Ana Johnson Do you wish to try out Sensation Writing? If so, start by writing down three low charged events that happened today, last week or over your lifetime (just in point form). ----- ----- ----- Then, assign a score from 0 to 10 to each of these (0 = completely indifferent to 10 = highly charged [really happy, excited or really sad, frustrated]). Pick the least charged event. Then free write on it, for a few minutes. Call this free write A. Next, dr

Published Poem - La Salle Causeway On Page 35 Published in the 2025 Summer Issue (021) of Devour: Art & Lit Canada Source: ( https://www.wetinkbooks.com/publication/devour-021/ ) La Salle Causeway   Launching from the Kingston Yatch Club Kayaking along Lake Ontario Into the throat of the Cataraqui River   Among the elements One paddle splash after another Bass breath shimmering   On my torso twisting Muscle spasms One more, then another   Right, left, right Some days at the w

Awaken - Group Poem from Writing Workshop Participants Facilitated by Ana Johnson One, two, three, four, five, six … thirty-five Should I...

Public Library Poetry Reading On April 19th, 2025, between 3:00 - 4:30 pm At the Kingston Frontenac Public Library I will be reading my...

Published Poem - Carved Tree On page 41 Published in the Winter Issue of Devour: Art & Lit Canada Photo by A Johnson, Greenwood Trail, Canada Carved Tree   I’m made in the image of the trees, green hues of sunrise. Spring, moulding my blood flow, red cells dancing through my body cradling my pelvis, scapula, shoulders, arms and feet. Verdant shades emanating within pores, sweat moist of moss. Beneath, fresh tender nurturing soil spreading among white blood cells, fighting off

Life: A Multiplicity of Memories This month, I’d like to invite you to write your own poem. How can we do this?

Chickadee Sadness, lost forever at the beach, toes digging into the hot sand, tears shedding onto the keyboard letter by letter, no, not...

In the Garden You’re a woman in the garden  entwined in the ravine  of grape leaves. You become one with the plants No, not like...

To Joy well polar bear, i finally feel i can talk to you. i'm thrilled you're frolicking in the snow, at least one of us is. let there be...

The Elastic House of Life May it be peaceful before me, May it be safe below me, May it be nurturing behind me, May it be joyful above...

Plenty of Breathing Plenty of breathing into my belly filling my alveoli and yours, diaphragm enlarging, bringing in oxygen. Feather...

That Voice You recognized that voice. The voice that asks about awareness. Are you aware that you are aware? Are you aware that you have...

Punctuation Body stance relaxed as the pen slides across the page flowing freely, unencumbered. Alliteration, punctuation as anchors for...

Healthy Being: Podcast with Ana Johnson Check out Ana's podcast interview with Orli Rich and Victoria Koczynazs from Queen's Health...

Field of Dreams Possibilites are infinite in the field of our dreams. A Johnson

Unconditional Love Is benevolence the other side of evil? From whose eyes,  whose lenses,  the right lens, or the left lens? From the...

Poem: New Year In this New Year, you might contemplate the source of all beginnings and the beginning of all sources, of your essence, in...

Churning In and Out Churning noises inside of me. Oh, the pressure! Outside, the August sun setting behind red and white oak trees.  ...

Shakespeare

Shadow I rest a little under the magnolia tree casting my own shadow, so that it may be still, and not steel from my joy, anger, and...