Selected Poems
Poems, readings, and visual pairings.
These pages introduce selected poems and connect them with Jude’s books, audio, and artwork. Some pages are framed as notes about the poem rather than full published text.
In the Quiet That FollowsPoem 21: a poem and prose pairing — living history carried through a father’s wartime telling.
I Did Not Know HerNew featured poem, paired with Jude’s Tunstall Bay photograph.
Only the Fallen Can SeeFrom the world of Cantata in Two Voices.
All My Motherly DutyA poem page paired with Jude’s book-launch community.
One Cleft MoonA moonlit poem paired with circular abstract artwork.
Tongue SpeakLanguage, articulation, and voice.
The ThiefLoss, memory, and the precision of a brief poem.
Splendid in Its SilenceA poem connected to Jude’s SPM Prize-winning collection.
Not Just Another Fish StoryA playful, sharp poem from Jude’s wider poetic voice.
An AvalancheWeather, emotion, and sudden force.
Squamish StormCoastal weather and emotional turbulence.
Leaning Into Your DistanceLonging, space, and bright abstraction.
Fused to the Impossible BlueNatural beauty and impossible colour.
New on Jude’s public page
Recent lines
Jude’s Facebook page is where new work often first enters the world. These brief passages were shared publicly in September 2026.
“We are farmers with earth beneath our nails,
nurses walking the fluorescent hours,
mill workers, builders, poets, truckers,
the hands that keep this country breathing.”
“Children spill onto the dock with paper flags in their hands,
red and white flickering like small flames
against the blue harbour air.”
“And you tried, Dear God, you tried,
to let the light in,
to rise from the ashes of loss…”
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