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Esther Spurrill-Jones

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Featured Book

Painting and Sculpting with Words - How to Write Poetry

Always wanted to write a poem but don't know where to start? This guide has everything you need to start crafting your first poem.

2023

Esther Spurrill Jones

Stories

Pinned

Prism & Pen

Esther Spurrill-Jones

Apr 25, 2025

377 Years of Queer History in Canada — 1648 to 2025

From European colonization to the present

A close-up of two hands cradling a red tin mug that says, “Canada — Strong and Free — 1867” and has a stylized picture of mountains and a moose.

Pinned

The Word Artist

Esther Spurrill-Jones

Jul 9, 2021

Yes, I Am Still a Christian

I am a disciple of Christ

Tantalizing Tales

Esther Spurrill-Jones

Jun 24

Dust and Cobwebs

A tale of a sleeping beauty

A photo of a wooden spinning wheel sitting on a shelf by a window.

Prism & Pen

Esther Spurrill-Jones

Jun 12

Would a New Flag Help with Asexual Visibility?

United we stand. Divided we’ll fall.

Close up photo of a hand resting on a keyboard. The fingernails are painted in the colours of the asexual flag: black, grey, white, and purple.

The Word Artist

Esther Spurrill-Jones

Jun 9

What is Most Dear?

A Ballad inspired by Shakespeare’s Sonnet 110

A photo from space of the sun rising over the edge of the earth, creating a rainbow in the ocean.

Prism & Pen

Esther Spurrill-Jones

Jun 5

The ‘A’ in 2SLGBTQIA is NOT for Allies

The ‘A’ Stands for Asexual, Aromantic, and Agender — and Allies Stand with Us

The left top corner of an Ace of Hearts card rises out of the ice. The card is black with a red A above a red heart. The ice is pale blue.

The Word Artist

Esther Spurrill-Jones

Apr 16

I Return Again — a poem of self-hatred & self-acceptance

A monorhyme iambic pentameter inspired by Shakespeare’s Sonnet 109

A person kneels on the beach, their back to the viewer, facing the ocean, with their arms raised to the sky.

The Word Artist

Esther Spurrill-Jones

Apr 11

The Urge to Pull the Fire Alarm

My life is boring but I like it that way. I don’t want to fall or jump or fly or die. So why do my fingers itch to pull the fire alarm, to…

A drawing of a red fire alarm. It says “pull down” in the middle.

Paper Poetry

Esther Spurrill-Jones

Apr 7

Drupes — a harvest poem

An alliterative haiku comic

A hand drawn picture of a brown tree branch with green leaves and purple plums on it. The words of the below haiku are handwritten around it.

The Word Artist

Esther Spurrill-Jones

Mar 25

Featured Book

Stories

377 Years of Queer History in Canada — 1648 to 2025

From European colonization to the present

Yes, I Am Still a Christian

I am a disciple of Christ

Dust and Cobwebs

A tale of a sleeping beauty

Would a New Flag Help with Asexual Visibility?

United we stand. Divided we’ll fall.

What is Most Dear?

A Ballad inspired by Shakespeare’s Sonnet 110

The ‘A’ in 2SLGBTQIA is NOT for Allies

The ‘A’ Stands for Asexual, Aromantic, and Agender — and Allies Stand with Us

I Return Again — a poem of self-hatred & self-acceptance

A monorhyme iambic pentameter inspired by Shakespeare’s Sonnet 109

The Urge to Pull the Fire Alarm

My life is boring but I like it that way. I don’t want to fall or jump or fly or die. So why do my fingers itch to pull the fire alarm, to…

Drupes — a harvest poem

An alliterative haiku comic

Vain Repetition — a poem of many words

A HexSonnetta inspired by Shakespeare’s Sonnet 108

Esther Spurrill-Jones