Jan Zwicky

Born: 10 May 1955

Jan Zwicky is the author of over a dozen collections of poetry and five critically acclaimed books of philosophy. A native of the prairies, she now lives on Quadra Island, off the British Columbia coast. In addition to her work as a poet and philosopher, she is active as both a gardener and a musician. (Source)

Poems by Jan Zwicky

The Art of Fugue Part VI by Jan Zwicky

April 1, 2021

"Let us say you took your splintered being / by the hand, and led it / to the centre of a room: starlight / through the floorboards of the soul." – Jan Zwicky