The office of the League of Canadian Poets is situated in the land of Tkaronto which is the traditional territory of many nations including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples and is now home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples.
![Poem title: Descent Poet name: Neall Calvert Poem: Bright-white stars wheel clockwise around a centre; after gazing awe- struck, sky-walking with others, I’m sorting out which way down. Getting my feet oriented begins the journey. Air’s an easy temp: no special dress. Chatting, far-off right. I wonder if I’ll pull the rip- cord or chute’ll self-open. Motion below—passing passenger jet—but danger-thoughts dissolve. Wispy clouds grace blue. Before plunging into Vancouver’s English Bay, I see powerful boats launch, head toward us—fetching returning astronauts . . . Lucky, us recovering space cadets (blown out-of-body by early hurts): Wise now about bodily life / souls heaven-linked, we dream elegant homecomings, can shine star-like, lead others to light. End of poem. Credits and bio: Copyright © Neall Calvert Neall Calvert has 25 years’ experience in journalism, book editing, photography and writing. He has had poems published in the books Vistas of the West [Durvile: 2019] and Worth More Standing: Poets and Activists Pay Homage to Trees [Caitlin: 2022] and in journals out of California, Texas, Florida, Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia, New Zealand, Australia and India. Neall’s self-published book of photography and poetry, Raining Glory: Campbell River by Night, is available from him now. His first humorous poem will appear in the 2023 book Laugh Lines [Repartee Press]. An associate member of the League of Canadian Poets, Neall lives in Campbell River, BC, near the quiet and wildness of northern Vancouver Island.](https://poets.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Neall-Calvert-May-15.png)