Vertigo Voices - Gillian Wigmore

Last week, we had our class at Vertigo Voices and were treated to a reading by Gilliam Wigmore. I just want to say how much I enjoyed her reading. She was funny, articulate, and her writing was interesting enough to keep me engaged. I was actually a little sad when she was done reading. I will be borrowing a copy of her book Grayling from a friend once classes are over because I enjoyed her reading of it so much. With the crunch of term projects, I don't think I could squeeze in some un-assigned reading.

Although, Gillian didn't read "Bather at a Spring," I really wanted to share it and discuss it a little bit.

The imagery in this poem is impressive. It actually took me back to my childhood. LOL. I know that's weird, but my grandparents had a cabin at Trout Lake (near Nakusp). We'd take a ferry out there from Revelstoke and spend a couple weeks staying with my grandparents. My dad would take my brother and I to local hot springs in the area, and sometimes it was so secluded and empty but other times there would be a handful of naked bathers. For some reason, this poem stuck me right back into that natural hot springs, and I really enjoyed that quality.