Category: Open Arts

I’ve been working my way through these two articles over the last week or so… Pattiann Rogers on the Scientific Underpinnings of Poetry Why the Culture of the So-Called Great Books is Hostile to Trans People Sharing is caring 😛

Circling back to Winter Reading, I learned of this book from Joan Frank’s Late Work. Wondering if y’all enjoyed that read– I recall some of you picking it up, too. This book was satisfying and a delight to read. The story moves through the life of William Stoner, a dude who grew up on a

A young adult novel that is for all of us. Baby not only is a great story but features poetry– including Edna St Vincent Millay and William Carlos Williams. Tap dancing, beaches and a baby, Sophie, left by her mother with a close-knit island family for a few seasons. Everyone is touched by Sophie and

This was my favorite interview in a while: https://kdrt.org/audio/joan-frank-late-work-juniper-street-5-commandments-writing

To quote JNaz, WOW and WHOA In reading this article from The Guardian: For Ukrainians, poetry isn’t a luxury, it’s a necessity during war I discovered Words for War: Words for War Website, and this poem by Halyna Kruk got me: A Woman Named Hope — which one got you?