Seven local poets collaborate on “Renga of a Distanced Spring”

Remembering the life of Wayne Westfall

September 10, 2020September 10, 2020 Jessica Foley 0 Comments Ashley-Elizabeth Best, COVID-19, Helen Humphreys, Jason Heroux, Kingston Frontenac Public Library (KFPL), Kirsteen MacLeod, Nancy Jo Cullen, Renga, Renga of a Distanced Spring, Sadiqa de Meijer, Sarah Tsiang, Skeleton Park Arts Festival (SPAF)

On Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020, “Renga of a Distanced Spring” will be posted on the Kingston Frontenac Public Library (KFPL) platforms. This co-written piece of poetry has been paired with an animated video, and is presented in retrospect by the Skeleton Park Arts Festival. According to a media release from

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March 18, 2020March 18, 2020 Ashley-Elizabeth Best 0 Comments Ashley-Elizabeth Best, Barrie Street, Kingston, medically-assisted death, medically-assisted dying, novel idea, painter, painting, poetry, poetry group, quadriplegic, The Villanelles, travel, Wayne Westfall, writer, writing, writing group

On Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2019, The Villanelles had our last poetry group meeting with beloved member Wayne Westfall. On Sunday, Jan. 12 at 2 p.m. he left this world on his own terms after spending nearly 40 years as a quadriplegic. I didn’t know Wayne so much as a painter,