Abnegation by Cynthia Reeser
Aug12

Abnegation by Cynthia Reeser

  That it should not be mine, or yours, or yours. Denial becomes a habit. Some get used to hearing no, expect nothing more.   It says: you can’t have it, you can’t do it, it’s not good enough, you can do better, or wait, no you can’t. It says: you have to be chosen. It says: (regardless of merit).   ____________________ Share your response to this work, in any form, here     Cynthia Reeser Artist Statement:...

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Beautiful Still, But Changed
Jul28

Beautiful Still, But Changed

  Waves Edition Title from Café de Artistes by Sally Taylor Tawil   _________________________________________________________   A Room of Her Own’s long vision is to amass a multimedia mother archive of the collective memory and storied history of women artists and writers. Weaving the diverse voices of our radiant Waves Anthology together with newly-submitted creative work, responses to The Q, Global Camps, and...

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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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