folio : Barry McKinnon (1944-2023)
the death of a lyric poet
no longer
is living here
who plotted a dim figure against
unyielding grey skies,
who moved from cowtown to town to do what
and who
quarreled over words, we heard
though some of us never bothered to
ask why
he taught us the price
of a sad beer
and the value of
a hard break
Solomon Goudsward is an author, playwright and poet, as well as a musical and theatrical performer. His work has been presented on stages and pages throughout BC, mostly in his hometown of Prince George and in Vancouver. He is currently pursuing a PhD at York University in Toronto.