Anyone else out there try to catch the “Poem of the Day” from Poetry Foundation? I get the email each day, and tend to at least open it but sometimes they slip by. Today’s poem “How Wonderful” by Irving Feldman resonated with me.
Category: Open Arts
Another wonderful example of that blur, this time between art and the natural world…
This week in ModPo we are studying the Beats and I called into the webcast earlier this week to add to the noise. In preparing for Meraki Radio this week, I was planning on reading poetry from the Sept and Oct POETRY magazines– in fact, I’ve been dragging these periodicals to the studio for the
I think a lot about the blur between science and art, how these two things that to some may seem exclusive, are anything but. Here, to me, is a beautiful example of that blur.
I posted originally about Morning Glory here, and am continuing the conversation with a second post including the cover, back cover, and a few other pages for your review. Please enjoy! Interestingly, there are a series of pages repeated in this volume, including the Uncle Horace poem I posted in the first review. I had thought
I found this compilation of poetry titled Morning Glory that was published by the California Lutheran College in 1977. There are authors included with each poem, but none of whom I am familiar. There is no information about who contributed to this book or how the organization was decided, etc. I am not sure what the
Summer (right) came into existence in early June and I posted an early photo of the abstract migrant before he even had a name. Summer got his name sometime on the road when he traveled with me to the East Coast. When I started the study of the color brown in August, Autumn showed up
Source I am house-sitting for fellow reader K8 who is off vacationing in Japan, and as such I have access to Prime Video and discovered Undone last night. It is an animated series and is compelling to watch– the story so far (I watched only a few episodes) is about a woman, Alma, who might
You all may know that the global climate strike that is happening September 20 in anticipation of the UN Climate conference. I hope everyone will participate! Here is motivation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=23&v=Vw58ckJdDmI. If you don’t know about Greta Thunberg, this climate conversation is a must. If you do know about her, you’ll love hearing her talk with
I made these in an art workshop at the Nasher Sculpture Center, held in connection with their exhibition of Sheila Hicks textile works. It was suggested we bring with us a piece of fabric that has meaning for us, one that we wouldn’t mind altering during the art-making process. We made memory bundles, dancing with
Seasonal Reading 