Ana Johnson
Photo by Bryce Murdoch
Poems
Source: 2025 Summer issue (021) of Devour: Art & Lit Canada
Explore Ana's latest published poem from Devour: Art & Lit Canada"La Salle Causeway" pg. 35
La Salle Causeway
Launching from the Kingston Yatch Club
Kayaking along Lake Ontario
Into the throat of the Cataraqui River
Among the elements
One paddle splash after another
Bass breath shimmering
On my torso twisting
Muscle spasms
One more, then another
Right, left, right
Some days at the wind’s wrists
Surfing the waves
Other days, flat
Flickering on quiet lucid
Emerald and blue
Diamond speckles
Mirrored clouds
And under the verdant Bascule Bridge
Hums and sways of shadowy vehicles
Echoing on the naked water
A far away splash moves in my ear
And I’m swallowed into a drafting call into the void
Into the beginning
And the end of time.
Published in the Winter Issue of Devour: Art & Lit Canada.
On Page 41
Carved Tree
I’m made in the image of the trees,green hues of sunrise. Spring, moulding myblood flow, red cells dancing through my bodycradling my pelvis, scapula, shoulders,arms and feet. Verdant shades emanating withinpores, sweat moist of moss. Beneath, freshtender nurturing soil spreading amongwhite blood cells, fighting off anomalies.Ripe grass, blades blowing from wind gustsand soft sways alike, listening to the weather’swrath and peacefulness. Above, the blue sky, vastand empty, ready for clouds of dawn,gibbous moon lighting upmy heart, left ventricle receiving the riverof burgundy, right ventricle pumpinglife into uncoiling leaves of bloom, expectantof the recoiling of Winter snowcarved on blue spruce.
Poetry Reading at ArtFest, Kingston
What fun it was reading my poetry on Saturday, June 28, and during Open Mic sessions on Sunday, June 29, and Monday, June 30 at City Park!
This event featured 65 poets from Ontario and Quebec
Ana Johnson, Ph.D.
Ana is a Professor in Public Health Sciences, who always had an interest in the uncertainties in life.
She has conducted some work in measuring uncertainty in her academic life. Writing and freedom of speech have attracted her to academia, as well as the possibility to make a difference through writing. In her field, in public health sciences, this means working with community based organizations, granting agencies, and government entities alike, as well as students, in shaping their future as change makers.
In her personal life, she has been interested in symbolism as another type of language for communication. From an early age, she was exposed to Greek mythology, and at ten, she was gifted the book, "Man and his Symbols", by Carl Jung. At sixteen, she was exposed to "Essay on the Freedom of Will", by Arthur Schopenhauer. Within the realm of creative writing, she is interested in exposing humanity's deepest wishes and desires in the quest for happiness.
Contact: apj.ajohnson@gmail.com
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