Mary Pattison

This is a fan page created to save and share videos of my 83 yr. old father who continues to inspire me daily with his zest for life and fearlessness (he's the one on the far right sporting the Che shirt that he won in a raffle 5 minutes before he was to perform). Always a good sport, he put it on and wore it the rest of the night to the delight of everyone present.

My dad started writing poetry at 44 years of age while he was bored working on the assembly line at Chrysler in Windsor. Since moving to Toronto 10 years ago, he's amassed a little fan club and his poetry has helped to enrich both of our lives through the wonderful people we've met at gatherings like this one featured in the photo above. It was taken on July 26 at an event called La Peña de Rosy.