by a.rawlings

Signs of Endangerment Still were moose here. Still, moose were here. Still, here were moose. Still, here moose were moths here? Were moths still. Here were still moths. Here, moths were still. Here, trout still were trout still here? Trout were still here. Trout were here still. Trees still were here. Trees here were still were trees here still? Yes yes you were here. Signs of Extinction Yes yes you were here still. You were here. Yes with me. Here with me. Here, we still.

a.rawlings harbours escapist dreams of moving away from Toronto. In 2001, angela received the bpNichol Award for Distinction. she has worked with The Mercury Press, The Scream Literary Festival, Sumach Press, and The Lexiconjury Reading Series. angela leads creative writing workshops for Ontario youth and Ryerson University students, and is the co-editor of Shift & Switch: New Canadian Poetry (The Mercury Press, 2005). her first book-length poem, Wide slumber for lepidopterists (Coach House Books, 2006), was featured in The Globe and Mail Top 100 Books of 2006.