Lowering at Twilight by Mara Adamitz
Jul23

Lowering at Twilight by Mara Adamitz

  “Lowering at Twilight” by Mara Adamitz   with the luminescence of cat’s eyes                stars tottered                & fell as little...

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The Young Girl and the Sea by Menat Allah
Jul23

The Young Girl and the Sea by Menat Allah

  “The Young Girl and the Sea” by Menat Allah     ____________________ Share your response to this work, in any form, here   Menat Allah Artist Statement: Having emigrated from Egypt to the United States in November of 2005, Menat is now an undergraduate student studying English Literature at UCBerkeley. Personally invested in a myriad of art forms, Menat believes it is through Art that we can...

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Government Controlled, Love, Marriage, Body by Karen Henninger
Jul23

Government Controlled, Love, Marriage, Body by Karen Henninger

  “Government Controlled, Love, Marriage, Body” by Karen Henninger     What does my writing/art mean to me? Art, no matter the form it takes, is a way of life. It is a level of proficiency that result frim refined practice. It is my freedom and peace. It is the place I can be when the social pressures are monsterous. It is a path out of an enslaved existence.   ____________________ Share your response...

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Calling by Laura Rockhold
Jul23

Calling by Laura Rockhold

  “Calling” by Laura Rockhold   the white pine easel set to my child-sized height the paper’s grain, rough edges fastened by wood clothespins a well-worn pearl snap work shirt draped on backwards as a smock sleeves rolled thick at the wrist the smooth tip of the paintbrush belonging, becoming in my hand every stroke a fingerprint the gentle morning sun radiant and still within me   ____________________ Share...

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Blue Moon and Bright Mars by Sandy Coomer
Jul18

Blue Moon and Bright Mars by Sandy Coomer

  “Blue Moon and Bright Mars” by Sandy Coomer   Now that I have you back, even your early morning footsteps seem blessed, and eggs scrambling in the skillet, the aroma of relief. I watch you from the doorway, your clothes hanging on your body, your hollow face busy in thought, until your eyes lift and burn me with light. We learned how to say love without words when the hospital nights sank their teeth in and the...

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