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Poetry and Photography: A Pair with Pop!
Last spring, I had a very intriguing conversation with my cousin, photographer and producer Michele Morris. She was looking to put together a book of her photography and wanted to give it some extra spice–preferably with poetry. Out of that conversation grew a number of ideas, several of which coalesced into our collaborative project, Palettes…
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Wi-Fi Forest Flash Fiction
If any of you follow my museum education blog, Brain Popcorn, you’ll know I’ve been working on a show that opened just a few weeks ago called Branching Out: Trees as Art. In the course of researching for that show, I was introduced to the work of Suzanne Simard, a forester who works with tree…
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“My Writing Process” Blog Tour
Many thanks to Rinat Harel for inviting me to join in on this wide-ranging blog tour! I met Rinat through our Davis Square writers’ group, and was immediately impressed by the poetic intensity of her work, even though I have only read examples of her prose pieces. They are always gripping–and generally quite eye-opening, since…
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Spectral Shorts
October is a good excuse to let the spooky side of your imagination have freer range than usual. Writing prompts at group this week offered a perfect jumping off point too–this rather creepy family portrait! I’ve always found the whole Portrait of Dorian Grey thing rather fascinating, so here’s my attempt to play with that…
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Happy National Poetry Day
A good friend informed me that it is National Poetry Day in the UK today. It’s a long time until April, so one might as well enjoy a day while waiting for the month, therefore happy National Poetry Day to you all, UK denizen or otherwise. This year’s theme is ‘Remember,’ and if you’re interested…
