Tribute: New Brunswick Flood 2018

The 2018 WordSpring Festival took place last weekend (May 11–13) in Quispamsis, not far from the still-overflowing banks of the Kennebecasis River. As the flood waters swirled, at least one writer did what writers do best, which is to witness … and then to express that witnessing. Before opening the Saturday morning session, WFNB director Jeremy Gilmer read the poem Inundation, written only hours earlier by Roger Moore. Thanks to Roger, we present it and his subsequent flood-inspired poems below. Much gratitude to Kingston resident and photographer, Liane Thibodeau for the accompanying photos.