August Carrigan

August Carrigan, poet

August Carrigan is a non-binary, neurodivergent poet from St. John’s NL. They have performed at events such as the Vagina Monologues, FemFest, and The Women’s Work Festival. Their work has been published in Coven Editions’ “deathcap no.13” (2022), Ink & Marrow Issue 1 (2023), Moody the Zine (2023), and Riddle Fence (2023). Their poem “Roses on the Water” is about The Ocean Ranger and the tragedy that occurred on Feb 14, 1982 when it sank, killing everyone on board. The title and last line comes from the play RIG by Mike Heffernan. You can follow August's poetry @windblownpoet.


Roses on the Water — Volume 8, Issue 4

August Carrigan presents a poetic commentary about The Ocean Ranger and the tragedy that occurred on Feb 14th, 1982 when it sank, killing everyone on board in their heartfelt poem Roses on the Water.