In Conversation
Cover photography by Morlene Fisher
In Conversation is a personal milestone in Janice Whyne’s journey of rediscovering her creative self. She sees poetry as a means of self-expression. A conduit and a safe space for our emotions, feelings and lived experiences.
All the poems in In Conversation began their life with a word(s) or line exchanged in conversation, or that captured her attention while she was viewing or listening to something. She regards them as articulations of the said and unsaid, with the poetic voice in them not always hers but rather an expression or interpretation of the voice(s) of others.
Themes of life, loss, love, protest and more are awaiting all who choose to engage in conversation with these poems. Readers have described In Conversation as unapologetic, raw, poignant, vulnerable and brave.
It speaks of someone that feels and loves much for this world, the wonderful imperfect people in it, and the injustices that go on
I feel the author is writing from a place where I can connect in a tangible way. I’ve seen her perform live, and she’s electric…
Read full review hereEach poem has you thinking, smiling, wondering, remembering and embracing who you are.
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Say it with A Haiku
My 2nd poetry book, released February 2024. It is comprised of a selection of the daily haiku I have been writing. There is also a Say It with a Haiku Journal for your haiku or other poetic musings.
The journey to this book started with my attendance at a Lemn Sissay book launch in September 2023 .
You can read a bit more about it in:
- Say it with a Haiku – Day 30
- From a Book Launch to a Haiku a Day
- and Haiku, for a brief definition why it has become part of my creative practice.