Hello, My name is Terry Hynes, and I now live in Grand Forks, B C
I was born in the East Kootenays, grew up in North Vancouver and Kelowna, and have lived and worked on the Island, Northern B C, and throughout the Interior. In fact I'm a bit of a rarity, being second generation BC born, as both my parents were born here too. I'm also about 5th generation Canadian of Irish decent. So that makes me almost a Native Canadian! In our family first set foot in this country in 1824, before it was a country! My Grampa came to B C in 1909
I've spent the better part of my life working, playing, and living outdoors in this beautiful province and this great country ,and some of it's people are the inspirations for many of my stories. Some of the stories you will read here are true, some are based on truths, and some are just inspired by the people and history that makes up this fantastic country we call home. The majority of my poems are done in the way of stories. This is where I get most of my enjoyment from writing. I have written many "typical" poems that, while being enjoyable, and in some cases more intense than the "story" types, don't give me the same satisfaction that the stories do.
I never really started writing "poetry" until a few years ago, when I sort of semi-retired. The works you will find here are some of the pieces I've had published in magazines, newspapers, or other media, and which I consider "public". I have saved the rest (and in some cases, the best) for the book I have now published and is available for sale, as noted on my "Home Page". I hope you will enjoy reading my stories, and Please, do let me know what you think of them.
I was born in the East Kootenays, grew up in North Vancouver and Kelowna, and have lived and worked on the Island, Northern B C, and throughout the Interior. In fact I'm a bit of a rarity, being second generation BC born, as both my parents were born here too. I'm also about 5th generation Canadian of Irish decent. So that makes me almost a Native Canadian! In our family first set foot in this country in 1824, before it was a country! My Grampa came to B C in 1909
I've spent the better part of my life working, playing, and living outdoors in this beautiful province and this great country ,and some of it's people are the inspirations for many of my stories. Some of the stories you will read here are true, some are based on truths, and some are just inspired by the people and history that makes up this fantastic country we call home. The majority of my poems are done in the way of stories. This is where I get most of my enjoyment from writing. I have written many "typical" poems that, while being enjoyable, and in some cases more intense than the "story" types, don't give me the same satisfaction that the stories do.
I never really started writing "poetry" until a few years ago, when I sort of semi-retired. The works you will find here are some of the pieces I've had published in magazines, newspapers, or other media, and which I consider "public". I have saved the rest (and in some cases, the best) for the book I have now published and is available for sale, as noted on my "Home Page". I hope you will enjoy reading my stories, and Please, do let me know what you think of them.
