Rainbows are rare here because they require both rain
and a low-angled, unobscured sun. Most times
in Vancouver, rain seeps from a low-lying,
never-abating stratus cloud–a monochromatic
blanket of gray. But this June afternoon, this day of
our first meeting, conditions align: The refracted, dispersed
wavelengths of color shine; we behold the arc unfurled before us.
Jolene is a writer and editor who graduated from Regent in 2020 (MATS, Arts Concentration). Her IPIAT project, Tender Sieve: Poems, was published officially in 2023. In her Regent days, she filed books at the Bookstore and library, was editor for the Et Cetera, wandered Pacific Spirit Park and most of Vancouver’s thrift stores. Currently, she works as a freelance writer and web content editor.
