"May you slip a little, drift a little, swim way out..."

As you pass through

the seasons of yourself…

May you slip a little,

drift a little,

swim way out,

lose yourself occasionally

in the fragrance

and the fire,

be a little blown away,

be a little certain,

find the hearth that waits for you

in every kind of weather.

Congratulations to Ruthanne Collinson,
leading contender for Poet Laureate of Gloucester!

Ruthanne (Rufus) Collinson is the leading contender to succeed John Ronan as the city’s next poet laureate with approval by the Committee for the Art’s Poet Laureate Selection Panel.

She has worked as a journalist, photographer, bookkeeper and turkey farmer. Her poems have appeared in various journals for the field of experiential education. Two books of her poetry have been published by Folly Cove Books, Turning the Stones (1997) and Traveling to You (2008). Rufus is currently Manager of Communications for Project Adventure and lives in Gloucester. Read more of her poetry…