Untitled by Marianne Murdock
Apr26

Untitled by Marianne Murdock

  “Untitled” by Marianne Murdock   i’m trying to find someone as broken as i as depleted as ugly as grief-stricken as lost   i see beauty i see light i see controlled light – my favorite i see hair silky, almost parted down the middle, brown hair and i think … that used to be me   i see a horse sculpture and it captivates me i yearn for what you have   ____________________ Share...

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Because We Never by Emily Geminder
Apr05

Because We Never by Emily Geminder

  “Because We Never” by Emily Geminder   never in cars   never on a dare   never in the back room of  somebody’s basement   never playing never have I ever     never once   except once   because I didn’t think it was so  bad   but they said it was bad   because those sluts   they  would know      those sluts meaning had sex   meaning car riding   glitter  jeweled   meaning nelly was cool   hot in herre...

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A Clearing in the Waves
Mar29

A Clearing in the Waves

_________________________________________________________   For every truth told, how many go unspoken? … I wanted to make of these pages a book that would split open whatever parts of the world it might touch. Waves: A Confluence of Women’s Voices, Editor’s Note, Diane Gilliam     “A Clearing in the Waves” by Anonymous _________________________________________________________   . . ....

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Blue Wave by Diane Sanborn
Mar28

Blue Wave by Diane Sanborn

  “Blue Wave” by Diane Sanborn     As a creative woman, I define my creative identity in the following way: After many years of painting, I have learned to engage myself in a conversation with my work and to visually listen to what the painting is telling me. Over the years I have acquired a data bank of visual information that never sleeps. When I work, I hear the voices of instructors that were genuinely...

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Maxine by Sun Cooper
Mar07

Maxine by Sun Cooper

  “Maxine” by Sun Cooper     ____________________ Share your response to this work, in any form, here   Sun Cooper Artist Statement:  Sun Cooper has been in AROHO community since 2015 and served five years as WAVES editor and Fire Heart Sister. Prior, she was named AROHO’s Blackbird Fellow and attended the writer’s retreat at Ghost Ranch where she first found sisterhood in the world of arts...

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