This week our programme is another encore presentation. It’s an interview we had with well known Cobourg poet and publisher Mark Clement in August 2014. Though Mark started writing in high school, he gave up writing poetry for many years due to the demands of his career. But after retiring to Cobourg, he became involved with the Cobourg Poetry Workshop and The Ontario Poetry Society.
Cobourg Poetry Workshop
Marion Fuessel
This week we welcome back Marion Fuessel to Word on the Hills. Marion came to Canada as a child. Her immigrant parents were not wealthy but were able to create a comfortable life. It was expected that she would find a stable life, get married and have children. She managed the first two quite quickly but decided to wait before beginning a family. Since she did not have the option of going to College in her younger years, she decided to pay for her own education later in life and became a late bloomer. Her income from office work allowed her to get a College degree and pursue a degree in Montessori. At the same time, she had her three children so it took some time to complete her diploma. She was also influenced by her connection with a Yogi who encouraged her to read the Bible, Koran, Upanishads, Buddhism, etc. in order to educate herself about the various religions. This opened her eyes to a universe that accepts many different beliefs.
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