CJ POETRY AND PAINTINGS

Issue 1 March 2015

Poetographs

© Candice James

“Atlantis Rising”

© 2015 Candice James

acrylic on canvas

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Ink Stain In The Rain

Fifty Years Later Ever Changing

Purple Haze Sans Satisfaction

Poet’s Dance Showers And Dust

Lost In These Moments Journey Unsung Higher

A Murder Of Crows Early Morning Haunting

Something A Surreal Evening Tumbling Down Vagabond Days

Whispering Through The Blue Black Onyx Lake

The Room Street Of Long Shadows

Tears Of The Fallen Tearing Apart

The Book Re-opens Heritage Grill

Dried Flowers Of Youth Moments (May Day) Wait For Me Daddy

War Is Marble And Frost Tumbling Down

The Fallen Soldiers Thirteenth Cusp

A Broken Wind Chime Beyond The Shadow Of The Veil

Bridges And Clouds Belief

Calling Me Home Creeping Damp

Fading Fingerprint

Canadian Kaleidoscope Fragrance And Glade

Ghostly Tryst Given

Green World A-Shimmer Lost Angel

May Day Magic Moment In Time

Purple Shade These Brave Hearts

Shadowland Sacrosanct Shade

Sky Heart The Depth Of Her Fall

Tranquility Timeless

Through The Steel Looking Glass Through Sundrops and Dew

Splendour In The Grass Shadow Shape Lavender Lady

Feathered Friends Butter And Strawberries

Acanthus Mollis This Tree

With Ageless Fragility April Dew The Debt

Butterfly Effect Dragonfly

The Tree Whisperer The Whistler

Haiku (angel wings) Haiku (royal city)

Haiku (rain slicked streets) A Christmas Garden In The Sky

The Promise Crisp December Evening

Poet’s Collage Candice James Poet Profile Candice James

Candice James is a poet, musician, singer, songwriter and visual artist. She is currently in her second 3 year term as Poet Laureate of The City of New Westminster. She is President and founder of The Royal City Literary Arts Society; a full member of The League of Canadian Poets; Board Advisor The International Muse (India); Honorary Professor at the International Arts Academy (Greece); Past President of the Federation of British Columbia Writers; Past Director of SpoCan; Past President of Slam Central Spoken Word; creator of the long running events “Poetic Justice” and “Poetry in the Park”. She is the recipient of “Writers International Network’s Distinguished Poet Award ” and recipient of the Pentasi B “Woman of Prestige Award ” (Philippines). She has judged many awards including the Jessamy Stursberg

Canadian Youth Poet Award the Pat Lowther Memorial Award.

Candice is the author of 8 books of poetry “A SPLIT IN THE WATER” - Fiddlehead Poetry Books 1979; “INNER HEART – A Journey” (Silver Bow 2010); “BRIDGES AND CLOUDS” (Silver Bow 2011); “MIDNIGHT EMBERS – A Book of Sonnets” (Libros Libertad 2012); “SHORELINES” (Silver Bow 2013); “EKPHRASTICISM – PAINTED WORDS”(Silver Bow 2013); “PURPLE HAZE” (Libros Libertad 2014); and “A SILENCE OF ECHOES” (Silver Bow 2014). Her 9th book of poetry “Merging Dimensions” will be publishing in early 2015 by Ekstasis Editions. Candice has been a featured on radio and TV shows “Shaw TV”; “Wax Poetic”, “World Poetry Café”, and “Story Time”. She has also been featured poet, workshop facilitator, keynote speaker, and panelist at “Word on the Street”; “Black Dot Cultural Collective”; “Write on The Beach” and “Lit Fest New West”. Her poems have appeared in a variety of international anthologies, magazines, newspapers, and e-zines. Candice presents her poetry in schools and at literary events and she has a monthly column “Poet’s Corner” in Piffle Magazine. Websites https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candice_James Wikipedia www.youtube/saddlestone11 Candice James videopoems and music www.candicejames.com Candice James full website http://saddlestone.shawwebspace.ca Candice James Poet Laureate website @NWpoetlaureate Candice James Poet Laureate TWITTER

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