Babes in the Wood: A Poem About Stanley Park

Venturing into deep forest, Stanley Park

Stanley Park is a jewel in Vancouver, but I’ve never felt at ease walking deep inside the park’s forest trails.

There is something awry here. Nothing I can put a finger on, just a feeling I get when I venture too far. Once, when cycling alone on the trails, I came upon a small area with a firepit, clothes strewn about and figures in the distant woods and underbrush.… Continue reading

Silence and Secrets: The Stanley Park Forest

The Stanley Park Causeway, a narrow ribbon connecting the Lions Gate Bridge and the City of Vancouver, curves through a thick forest of cedar, fir and hemlock trees. It’s the only way into and out of the city for people who live on the North Shore. A narrow three-lane road that carries 60 – 70,000 cars each day.… Continue reading