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John Terpstra

John Terpstra has published ten slim volumes of poetry, the most recent being Call Me Home (Gaspereau Press, 2021), as well as five works of creative non-fiction, including The Boys, or, Waiting for the Electrician’s Daughter, and two books of prayers, Wild Hope and In the Company of All (St. Thomas Poetry Series). One of his poems, called "Giants," is emblazoned on a plaque that stands on the edge of the Niagara Escarpment overlooking downtown Hamilton, Ontario, where he lives and works as a cabinetmaker.

Poetry

Invasive Species

They are not native, the Queen Anne's Lace, chicory, and birdsfoot trefoil that add so much to the country drive, as they wave back and from from the shoulder of the road.
John Terpstra
October 5, 2021
Poetry

Fire and Rain

This rain, which falls so lovingly not too hard, not too soft, on leaves and grass and on itself in puddles, should fall on my beloved sister, whose dry forests are in flame.
John Terpstra
October 5, 2021