At The Crossroads: Poetry Collection, #1

By Julie Johnson

Do you ever...

 

-lie awake at night with too many thoughts?

 

-try to understand why things happened as they did?

 

-attempt to label your habitual behaviours?

 

-wonder what good might come from an argument on Facebook?

 

The 24 short playful poems in this collection map out such moments (and more)...then hand them to you for your consideration.

 

Events that seem benign and ordinary on the surface can sink us into a deeper knowing of ourselves.

 

We can find empowerment in even the smallest of realizations...when we meet 'at the crossroads' of our inner and outer worlds. 

Use these poems to explore the rich potential of your everyday mundanity!
 

(Book cover designed in Canva by the author using images created by the author). 

• Language: English
• Publisher: Julie Johnson
• Release date: Sep 5, 2020
• ISBN: 9781393465492

Julie Johnson

Julie Johnson has been writing all through elementary school, middle school, high school, university, motherhood, career as an educator...and is still writing. She prefers warm-hearted comedy. Several comedic short stories exploring the interactions between climate action activists and climate deniers  have been published on the Commuter Lit site. She has been blogging about the writing life since 2010 at busywriting.net. You can find her on Twitter @julieejohnsonn. She lives with her family in Ontario, Canada. Over the years she has been involved in numerous environmental and social justice groups. Her activism continues. 

Book preview

The Crossroads

PART 1: RAMBLING POETICS

An Idea Is Seeking You

In My Pocket

Dear Poets

That Stone

It’s A Phase, Right?

Two Poets Duelling on Facebook

PART 2: THE BODY TURNS

Zoom In

Those Other Parts

The Math is Wrong

True Erotics

Ripple

Daily

PART 3: LISTEN TO MY ADVICE

The Net

Good Things

A Place Has A Presence

Air Time

Our Future Conversation

The Angel Speaks

PART 4: BON VOYAGE

I Thought I Knew Where I Was Going

I Took A Trip To The Underworld

Around The Bend

Partly The Point

A Perfect Bowl of Soup

Sing it All Together Now: A