“Indian Paintbrush” by Simona Carini
A tuft of Indian paintbrush blooms in the fierce environment of a stretch of Northern California coast. It does not wait for a more suitable condition to materialize. It answers its call without delay.
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Simona Carini Artist Statement:
Born in Perugia, Italy, and a graduate of the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
(Milan, Italy), Simona Carini moved to California as an adult and there graduated from
Mills College (Oakland, CA).
Her poetry, flash nonfiction and memoir have appeared or are forthcoming in: Postcard
Poems & Prose, Star 82 Review, three anthologies edited and published by Redwood
Writers (a branch of the California Writers’ Club) and the CWC Literary Review. Her
food writing has appeared in: the North Coast Journal, Remedy Quarterly and Edible East
Bay.
Living in Northern California has provided her with precious opportunities to be in close
contact with nature. Both her writing and her photography are inspired by and connected
to the world around her.
She works as an academic researcher in Medical Information Science.
