Poetry

Two Sides

Those loud bangs first thing in the morning on both sides of the River often result in 911 calls. Gunshots, for sure. However . . .

Volume 19, Issue 11, November 2024
Gretchen Huntley

Call For Submissions

Submit your work for the 2025 issue of the Thousand Islands Poetry Journal!

Volume 19, Issue 11, November 2024
Heidi Liscomb

The Islander Johnny O’Shea, Bard of Wolfe Island (1932 - 2023)

This post is to honor the late John “Johnny” Francis O’Shea (May 15, 1932 – September 11, 2023), of Wolfe Island, ON.

Volume 19, Issue 9, September 2024
Jannet L. Walsh

Book Review: Poems on Sabbatical

Yes, the best part of doing TI Life is the people who I meet – so it gives me great pleasure to introduce Christopher Keats.

Volume 19, Issue 4, April 2024
Susan W. Smith

The Rope Swing

Manley wrote this poem about the rope swing that hung for many years on the Rusho property on Grindstone Island. The rope hung high . . .

'Volume 18, Issue 8, August 2023
Manley L. Rusho

From the Editor, August 2022

News Items, Arrive Can, Cataraqui Conservation proposed changes, poetry, and ABM photographs by Rick Casali.

Volume 17, Issue 8, August 2022
Susan W. Smith

Tributes by Gananoque's Poet Laureate

We see smoke and we panic - Fire makes us freeze with fear - We dial 911 and in minutes - These people readily appear . . .

Volume 16, Issue 10, October 2021
Gretchen Huntley

Leaving French Creek Bay, Book Signing

"I Got Lost in a Dream" and "I Remember", two poems from "Leaving French Creek Bay"

Volume 16, Issue 8, August 2021
Thomas K. Hunt

TI Life News in January '21

Marilyn Neulieb poetry, Virtual Save The River Winter Environmental Conference and Toronto Boat Show! Winter photographs... and more

Volume 16, Issue 1, January 2021
Susan W. Smith

Only the Tower Remains

...Yet one last trace is still visible from the village docks; a single tower that stands alone.

Volume 15, Issue 8, August 2020
Patrick Metcalf

"Miss Kingston" – Grande Dame of the Thousand Islands

One of the most distinctive and elegant tour boats that cruised the 1000 Islands in the last half of the twentieth century was Miss Kingston

Volume 15, Issue 7, July 2020
Tom King

Cooper's Ark: A Failed Effort of the War of 1812

Wars always inspire people to come up with innovative ways that might possibly bring a quick end to the conflict.

Volume 15, Issue 7, July 2020
Richard Palmer

The Legend of Ole' Snaggly Teeth

He said, “You’re wondering where I’ve been and what I’ve seen with these old eyes,if I’ve met the beast of legends who would make the bravest prize.”

Volume 15, Issue 6, June 2020
Patrick Metcalf

To My Friend, Will Salisbury

To a Friend... A black MG unwinds the twisted sweeps of island road.

Volume 15, Issue 4, April 2020
Donald E. Spurrell

The River Whispers

Editor's Note: Lori Jo Hill comes from Clayton and grew up enjoying everything that River life offers.  She currently lives in the Poconos n

Volume 15, Issue 4, April 2020
Lori Jo Hill

Sea Smoke Rising, A River Odyssey

It was at the intermission, when I went out on the Playhouse deck, that I discovered considerable fog on the River. I could not see our lighthouse...

Volume 15, Issue 1, January 2020
Raymond S. Pfeiffer

The Thousand Islands... Not a Bad Place to Spend the Summer, by Patrick Metcalf

I wrote this poem for my son Lee, who is now 8. He loves the River! It's simple, but I think anyone who loves the Thousand Islands readily identifies with it....

Volume 15, Issue 1, January 2020
Patrick Metcalf

December Poetry by Waltraud Ingeborg Mack

Meet poet Waltraud Ingeborg Mack. Her poetry captures the spirit of the month and will give you food for thought...

Volume 14, Issue 12, December 2019
Waltraud Ingeborg Mack