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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2005-12-07, Page 6Poge 6 December 7, 2005 • The Huron Expositor News Vanastra poet dedicates collection to W.B. Yeats Susan Hundertmark In a somewhat poetic coincidence, Ronda Wicks Eller discovered a dis- tant relationship to Irish poet WB. Yeats at the same time she started to study his work. "I had started to experiment with rhyme and meter and a friend told me the poetry looked a lot like Yeats' and told me to read him," says the Vanastra writer. "Then, I found out while research- ing my genealogy that I'm related to Yeats very distantly," she says. Eller is currently launching a col- lection of poems called Whale Songs in the Aurora Borealis which is ded- icated tothe memory of William Butler Yeats and her late husband David Eller. She will be at Crossroads in Clinton this Sunday, Dec. 11 from 1-4 p.m. selling her new book. While the subject matter ranges from growing up to relationships to Ireland and Irish mythology, Eller says the common thread is Yeats' poetic style and a preoccupa- tion with spirituality. "The only whale reference is in the title poem. The whole book is about man reaching out to the cosmos and reaching for unity, like a whale song, which is a beauti- ful but unknown sound," she says. While this is Eller's second book of poetry, she says she's found working with Yeats' poetic style and learning about his life a great inspira- tion. And, at times, she admits she almost felt inhabited by Yeats while writ- ing her poems. While writing Church Services You are invited to attend these area churches t. Thomas Anglican Church A Congregation of the Parish of The Holy Spin Jarvis St. Seaforth 527-1522 Rector The Rev'd Sue Malpus. M. Div SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11" Worship at 9:30 a.m. - Advent III Please bring boxed cereal for the Food Bank Rector's Coffee Hours Every Thursday 9-11 a m Sat. 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Chris Gillespie Egmondville United Church Sunday, December 11 - 3rd Sunday of Advent Christmas Boxes for our friends at home bering assembled December 10 All donations wekbme Please support the Christmas Bureau at Fust Presbyterian Church this week, Dec 5-9 Steve Hildebrand La Pastoral - Minister in Traini First Presbyterian Church Goderich St. W., Seaforth Rev. Henry Huberts Sunday, December 111" Worship at 11:15 a.m. Guest Minister Rev. Gwen Brown EVERYONE WELCOME Sunday School 8 Nursery Provided ST. VINCENT de PAUL 29 Nelson St. Mitchell Father Alan Dufraimont Office 345-2972 Mass Times St. Patricks St. Vincent de Paul Sunday 11:00 a.m. Sat. 5:00 p.m. Sun. 9:00 a.m. Wheelchair Accessible - Everyone Welcome Ronda Wicks Eller the poem Sister, Brother, Sisterhood, which she wrote in a rapid five minutes, Eller says she "felt like he was inside me doing the writing because of the mindset I rhngrs pharmacy Shop at Kea this Christmas and you could WIN ONE O 3 iiOPPI SppEE9! We have a great selection (4 Christmas gift ideas. S EATING' C�i o 199 p11RM'orth 527_ 67 Main St., �'F was in." "I sat there after- wards and thought, 'Who wrote that? Him or me?'" she recalls, reading the last stanza of the poem "So listen closely, feel the words fall from my pen into your ears: I have returned, I said I would, to the sister -brother - sisterhood!" Eller says the poems also explore a fascination with spirituality, reincarna- tion and Eastern religions that she shares with Yeats. "This book is a whale of a ride, encompassing dimensions of time and spir- it. You will want to pick up your flute and follow the mystery of exploration that will lead you to your own inner music. Our archetypes and daemons are all here to confront you in a classic Celtic saga through the knot -work of a spirit sea," says reviewer Katherine L. Gordon. And, while she moves back in time to Yeats, she says the poetry was also influenced by the internet and technology. "The internet has boosted what a poet can achieve. You used to share your poetry with a few people you know but with a computer, you get instant feedback from around the world," she says. "The exposure is so different - the internet has made poetry a global art," says Eller. And, when she hits writer's block, Eller says the internet helps to get her writing more quickly. "The other writers out there keep you in the flow," she says. Along with publishing, Eller says the internet helps her to share her art. "What's the sense of collecting it at home without sharing it? People who hear it, love it. Why hide it?" err or those won't be the without...being SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18 7:00 P.M. NORTHSIDE UNITED CHURCH Everyone who has experienced the Toss of a loved one is welcome Question? Call 527.2635 or uccavn n tcc.on.Ca