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Immersed in My Art, Finally

May 2, 2022

Please Do Not Disturb: That’s how I’ve felt these past few months, and even more so these past few weeks, …

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Wonder & Worship, Poems for Easter

April 17, 2022

Primary Wonder, by Denise Levertov Days pass when I forget the mystery.Problems insoluble and problems offeringtheir own ignored solutionsjostle for …

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Never Say “Never Again” Again, Unless We stop It This Time, Now

April 10, 2022

If we say “never again” while doing nothing to stop the atrocities going on in Ukraine, then we are lying …

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Faith Ringgold’s Story-Telling Tapestries

April 3, 2022

The richness of Faith Ringgold’s textured artwork dazzles me. She had been ignore for so long in the artworld, but …

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This Sea Within, Without – A Poem

March 13, 2022

I wrote this poem for a novel I’m writing about love and war in Central America. It’s written in the …

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Truth-Telling in Poetry and Art: The Horrors of War and Human Complacency

March 7, 2022

I read a brilliant piece in The New York Times this morning about how suffering hides in plain sight. The …

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Blue & Gold: The Colors of Democracy in Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom

February 27, 2022

Blue and gold are my favorite colors, so much so I created a Pinterest page named Blue & Gold to …

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Romancing Life in Art, Poetry & Music

February 17, 2022

I’ve been in a romantic mood lately. Both in the sensual and spiritual sense. This lust for life. This sense …

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Heat & Heart, A Valentine for Lovers

February 14, 2022

1. I crush her against me. I want to be part of her. Not just inside her but all around …

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The Enigma of Being Both Watcher and Watched

February 6, 2022

Enigma I am both watcherand watched.The woman walking in her gardenand the one watching her walk.Two halves, back to back.Both …

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After sailing around the world in a small boat for six years, I came to appreciate how tiny and insignificant we humans appear in our natural and untamed surroundings, living always on the edge of the wild, into which we are embedded even while being that thing which sets us apart. Now living again on the edge of the wild in a home that borders a nature preserve, I am re-exploring what it means to be human in a more than human world.

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