In 1985 I led a successful campaign to have the Northern Raven declared the official bird of the Yukon. 

Bill #12 The Raven Act was passed in the Yukon Legislature in November 1985.

I'm known as The Yukon Raven Lady. Raven is my spirit guide.

A little verse I penned this afternoon.

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Wishing all a Happy Canada Day! Prior to my investiture as laureate on Canada Day 1994 I was commissioned to compose a work to celebrate my homeland. This is it. - PJ Yukon Poet Laureate #CanadaDay #Yukon #Canada #Poetry

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Wishing all a Happy Canada Day! Prior to my investiture as laureate on Canada Day 1994 I was commissioned to compose a work to celebrate my homeland. This is it. - PJ Yukon Poet Laureate #CanadaDay #Yukon #Canada #Poetry

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Prior to my investiture as laureate on Canada Day 1994 I was commissioned to compose a work to celebrate my homeland. This is it. PJ Yukon Poet Laureate

 

A little gem I penned 35 years ago. "whither goes the winter rose"

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A little gem I penned 35 years ago. "whither goes the winter rose"


 

June 21 2023: Happy Summer Solstice from the Yukon! On the longest day/night it doesn't get dark in the Yukon. The sun just circles the horizon. That's why they call us The Land of The Midnight Sun. These pics of my front door were taken at midnight in the #Yukon on #Solstice 2022 & 2023. #YukonFact

 

June 19 2023: In most parts of the #Yukon it doesn't get dark in summer. The sun basically circles on the horizon. You can sit outside and read a book at midnight. We get the opposite in winter when we get a bit sun-hungry. Then there's cabin fever. Every positive has a negative. #YukonFact

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June 19 2023: In most parts of the #Yukon it doesn't get dark in summer. The sun basically circles on the horizon. You can sit outside and read a book at midnight. We get the opposite in winter when we get a bit sun-hungry. Then there's cabin fever. Every positive has a negative. #YukonFact

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In most parts of the #Yukon it doesn't get dark in summer. The sun basically circles on the horizon. You can sit outside and read a book at midnight. We get the opposite in winter when we get a bit sun-hungry. Then there's cabin fever. Every positive has a negative. #YukonFact

 

June 19 2023: Enjoying the summery beauty of the Yukon and the 24-hour Midnight Sun but we're only a day away from the longest day! Already?
 
Doc and I had a lovely stroll through our self-perpetuating #Yukon flower garden this aft. Very low maint. No watering. No weeding. And the Junipers are in full bloom! #YukonFact #YukonDoc #Flowers #Dogs yukonpoetlaureate.com


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June 19 2023: Enjoying the summery beauty of the Yukon and the 24-hour Midnight Sun but we're only a day away from the longest day! Already?
 
Doc and I had a lovely stroll through our self-perpetuating #Yukon flower garden this aft. Very low maint. No watering. No weeding. And the Junipers are in full bloom! #YukonFact #YukonDoc #Flowers #Dogs yukonpoetlaureate.com


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June 19 2023: Enjoying the summery beauty of the Yukon and the 24-hour Midnight Sun but we're only a day away from the longest day! Already?
 
Doc and I had a lovely stroll through our self-perpetuating #Yukon flower garden this aft. Very low maint. No watering. No weeding. And the Junipers are in full bloom! #YukonFact #YukonDoc #Flowers #Dogs yukonpoetlaureate.com


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June 19 2023: Enjoying the summery beauty of the Yukon and the 24-hour Midnight Sun but we're only a day away from the longest day! Already?

 

Doc and I had a lovely stroll through our self-perpetuating #Yukon flower garden this aft. Very low maint. No watering. No weeding. And the Junipers are in full bloom! #YukonFact #YukonDoc #Flowers #Dogs https://yukonpoetlaureate.com

 

 

Family isn't always about blood but about the heart. I am blessed to have a very large tribe.

I stand blessed and equal among them.

~ The Journey



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Family isn't always about blood but about the heart. I am blessed to have a very large tribe.

I stand blessed and equal among them.

~ The Journey



Read more: https://pj-johnson-yukon-poet-laureate.webnode.page/copy-news/

Family isn't always about blood but about the heart. I am blessed to have a very large tribe.

I stand blessed and equal among them.

~ The Journey



Read more: https://pj-johnson-yukon-poet-laureate.webnode.page/copy-news/

Family isn't always about blood but about the heart. I am blessed to have a very large tribe.

I stand blessed and equal among them.

~ The Journey



Read more: https://pj-johnson-yukon-poet-laureate.webnode.page/copy-news/

Family isn't always about blood but about the heart.

I am blessed to have a very large tribe.

I stand blessed and equal among them.

~ The Journey

Read more: https://pj-johnson-yukon-poet-laureate.webnode.page/copy-news/

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March 12 2023: My new poem "our queen" was featured on The New York Parrot today complete with ticker tape and news reports! Thank you NYP.  https://www.newyorkparrot.com/2023/03/11/in-memory-of-her-late-majesty-queen-elizabeth-ii-by-pj-yukon-poet-laureate/?fbclid=IwAR2c-5Cb6PFtqUmbG2n3S4OZYpdJ39KjkmUnuA40GVqWreFShWV_q_gi71o
 
My new poem was also accepted for publication by the Lothlorian Journal in England. More at: 2022
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