in-soaked timber with a lone stairwell and emergency exit ladder dropping to seaside rocks, in the unlikely event of a fire, to please ensure we’ve made the most of the evening! And with an uncomfortable laugh and glances at each other (Surely I can reach the ladder before the septuagenarian with a dodgy hip) we got on with the show. (Next issue, Part 2: Through Pandemic …) Bill Arnott is the bestselling author of Gone Viking: A Travel Saga and The Gamble novellas. His work is published in Canada, the US, UK, Europe, Asia and Australia. He’s been awarded for poetry, prose, songwriting and is a Whistler Book Awards Finalist for Gone Viking. When not trekking the globe with a small pack and journal, Bill can be found on Canada’s west coast, making friends and misbehaving. To join Bill’s Artist Showcase newsletter, click here.
Poetry Parlour See what Leaguers have to say about their “darlings”, writing communities, and f inding new books.
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We often hear “kill your darlings” when writing. What is a memorable “darling” for you, killed or otherwise preserved? Amanda Earl: the word “crimson.” another piece of advice i received was to go through my poems and see which words i repeated a lot. one of these was crimson. i love this darling red. it was everywhere. i have removed it from my poems, but not my lips or nails. Anne Burke: “Kill Your Darlings” is loosely based on the life of poet Allen Ginsberg. The film tells the story of the 1944 untold murder bringing together a young Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac and William S. Magie
