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Cortes poet’s work selected for literature and arts magazine

A young woman smiles at the camera with a background of ocean and mountains.
Josie Simpson enjoys writing poetry and song lyrics. Photo courtesy of Josie Simpson.
Anastasia Avvakumova - CKTZ - Cortes Island • BC | 23-02-2022
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A poem by emerging Cortes Island poet and musician Josephine (Josie) Simpson is one of the 16 pieces of original writing selected for the second issue of Sea & Cedar magazine.

The poem, written in the second person, is about an evening near Dawson Creek and the historic Rolla Pub.

A black and white photograph of four people around a vehicle on a dirt road.

Simpson with friends on a mushroom picking adventure that inspired her poem. Photo courtesy of Josie Simpson.

Sea & Cedar is published by the Vancouver Island Regional Library. The second edition was launched digitally on Tuesday, Feb. 22 and limited print copies will shortly be available through the library catalogue. The magazine plans to continue publishing twice yearly, having kicked the project off with its inaugural issue in summer 2021.

The cover of a magazine features a stylized landscape painting.

Sea & Cedar's second edition's cover features art by John Haig. Image courtesy of the Vancouver Island Regional Library.

Editor April Ripley said there is a wide variety of written content in the new edition as well as more artwork.

Listen below to the CKTZ News interview with Josie Simpson and April Ripley:

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