Michael HawesJun 62 min readPoetryTwo Fraser Canyon Poems Two poems from 1976. Inspired by and dedicated to the Fraser Canyon and the spirit that moves throughout this region where I live.
Michael HawesJan 163 min readTravel StoriesLynn Valley To Tangiers On A ShoestringHitch-hiking from Lynn Valley to Tangiers. Introduction to Travel Stories.
Michael HawesMar 27, 20235 min readCorrespondenceTumbleweed Letters Anything shared with the world from your heart is a Tumbleweed Letter. Great Spirit reads them all.
Michael HawesMar 20, 20228 min readTravel StoriesBetween The Rockies And A Hard PlaceI take people at their word. In this, I am not alone. Nor is it a fault. It is simply a less prevalent way of being.
Michael HawesMar 11, 20224 min readReviewsA Mantis CarolCome to know that the dream has always been dreaming you.
Michael HawesMar 7, 202212 min readCoffee Cup CantosTormento de Mil CosquilleosA 1970’s Guatemalan jungle honeymoon. Bad water, Mayan ruins, good friends, lost seats, and skinny-dipping with predatory fish.
Michael HawesMar 6, 20229 min readTravel StoriesDos Pajaros Tristes en TarragonaA Spanish tale of two sad birds in Tarragona. An epic campsite, a mystery man, lime soap, a wedding band and Angel's Tits.
Michael HawesJan 3, 20225 min readTravel StoriesLa Fanciulla Che Ha Dormito Con Me On a beach in Algeciras, a sister-soul warms the foggy night, saves her dignity and gifts me with the scent of her hair.
Michael HawesDec 17, 20214 min readTravel StoriesDu Bastille et de la ConfianceIn which I encounter a sweet small guardian spirit while searching through Paris fog for echoes of the Revolution.
Michael HawesNov 29, 20216 min readTravel StoriesPeetie WheatstrawHitch-hiking across Canada on the way to Africa, I meet my Cree double, heed a warning and learn that you can't run away.
Michael HawesOct 18, 20217 min readTravel StoriesDancing Across The PondWhile travelling from Lynn Valley, British Columbia to Tangiers, I decide to overcome my fear of dancing in Folkestone, England.