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. . . But to write poetry or fiction, or even to think well, is not to fantasize, or to put fantasies on paper. For a poem to coalesce, for a character or an action to take shape, there has to be an imaginative transformation of reality that is in no way passive. And a certain freedom of the mind is needed – freedom to press on, to enter the currents of your thoughts like a glider pilot, knowing that your motion can be...
Sometimes We Meet by Rochelle Shicoff
“Sometimes We Meet” by Rochelle Shicoff ____________________ Share your response to this work, in any form, here Rochelle Shicoff Artist Statement: I have been creating visual art, looking at it, thinking about it, talking about it since receiving an easel at 6 years of age. It is the passionate thread that runs through my life. My observations have resulted in paintings, printmaking, collages...
Eve by Ellen Peckham
“Eve” by Ellen Peckham Suddenly sentient but unaware of who she is or where. First sense of being, her skin, as her hair caresses, her feet touch moss. Yet aware of purpose and curious. She meanders, reaching, fingering, tasting. Attracted to some drifting objects, she gathers them. Feathers molted (though there are not yet word for it) and binds them in vines; a cape. Her first act of creation....
Untitled by Ellen Peckham
“Untitled” by Ellen Peckham ____________________ Share your response to this work, in any form, here Ellen Peckham Artist Statement: Ellen Peckham, visual artist, poet and memoirist…frequently uses both art forms in a single work, the text decorating and explicating, the image illuminating.
The Q: mother water
mother water Q: Imagine what would change if we cast aside our lines to swim in mother waters.*Responses will be curated and may be shared with permission.Permission* Yes, I give my permission Show Full AgreementBy submitting your response, you are granting AROHO permission for possible publication – in whole or excerpts – in WAVES, which is also archived on our website and may be shared on social platforms.Name* First Last Address*...
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