In order to write for peace, we must first be able to recognize it. Look for peace in the nooks and crannies of your day – in a child’s innocent chatter, a stranger’s smile, the red leaves rustling beneath a maple. We’re celebrating the peace of an autumn day with Artist-in-Residence, Paula Dawn Lietz.
Upon Cave Walls and Birch Bark
sultry days of summer dim
cool her last tarnished hurrah
as daring strokes of autumn
begin to thread shades of splendour
a regal composition of colours
textures, and astounding knowledge
unequaled is this labor of darwinism
a sense of security, in autumns safe keeping
we trust as we travel through
the dark bite of winter
recognition of this survival mode
an honour many take for granted
endless pathways behind us
setting the pace for those yet birthed
we acclimatize to the environment
the adapting so remarkable its history
marked upon cave walls and birch bark
Poem and Photograph by Pd Lietz ©
About Pd Lietz, Artist-in-Residence
Pd Lietz is a widely published writer, photographer and artist who lives in rural Manitoba Canada. Ms. Lietz was awarded first prize in the United Kingdom Frost Photography International Competition 2011. Her writing, art, and photography have appeared in many publications, and she was responsible for the cover art of many of these. You can view works by Pd Lietz at http://www.pdlietzphotography.com/.
Learn more about Pd Lietz here.
Writing for Peace News
DoveTales On Your Kindle!
Manuel A. López
Our beautiful DoveTales journal is now available in Ebook format and available for purchase on Amazon.com. In addition to all three stories from our first Young Writers Contest winners and the work of prominent advisers and outstanding contributors printed in our first hard copy edition, you’ll also find a new poem. Our EBook includes “Occupied Series” by Manuel A. López. Purchase your EBook here.
Support Writing for Peace by purchasing a hard copy of DoveTales, an International Journal of the Arts to gift to your local high school or junior high. Let us know you are gifting your copy, and we’ll include extra bookmarks (beautifully designed by artist-in-residence, PdLietz). Purchase our 2013 “Occupied” Issue here.
2014 Young Writers Contest
The Writing for Peace 2014 Young Writers Contest deadline is March 1st, 2014. Our prestigious Judges Panel includes Robin Black, fiction; Dinty W. Moore, nonfiction; and David Mason, poetry. Submission guidelines here.
DoveTales Call for Submissions
Writing for Peace is accepting submissions for our 2014 Issue of DoveTales, an International Journal of the Arts. Deadline for submissions is November 30th. The theme of our second journal is contrast. Check out our submission guidelines here.
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