Archive for February, 2010
National Poetry Month Poster 2010
Hurry, hurry! Request your poster by March 1st. The Academy of American Poets revealed the National Poetry Month poster for 2010 by award-winning illustrator and graphic designer Marian Bantjes, who recently created several campaigns for Saks Fifth Avenue. Bantjes’s intricate design features kaleidoscopic figures turning beneath a star-filled sky—a scene inspired by the poetry of [...]
Contests sponsored by STL Poetry Society (attention high school students)
CONTEST DEADLINE “NASH MEMBERS ONLY” IS MONDAY, MARCH 1… POSTMARKED by MARCH 1 Not a member or need to renew? Send in a membership check with your submission, or do it with credit card online: $30 ($15 for student) Consider adding a $20 donation to your $30 and get Margie VIII free. CONTEST DEADLINE BEVERLY [...]
Altered Fabric Books
Judy Tart told me that a friend introduced her to fabric altered books–using a child’s board book as a base. They are extravagant collages of almost anything: fabric, paper, photos, trinkets and findings. She is working on one now. Here’s an example of a fabric altered book. I made these in art school. It’s fun. [...]
“Wonder,” art by Roshani at Marbles Yoga Sudio & Art Gallery, STL
See Roshani’s “Wonder” art exhibit at Marbles Yoga Studio & Art Gallery in the fashionable Lafayette Square in St. Louis. Roshani–based in both St. Louis and Kauai, exhibits paintings & jewelry designs. Born in Ireland, Roshani spent her childhood in St. Louis & now lives on the island of Kauai. A self-taught painter, her creativity [...]
“River of Sadness,” poem by William T. Dawson (Office of the Poet)
I met William T. Dawson in Mountainair, New Mexico, in August 2007 for the 10th annual Sunflower Festival centered at the historic Shaffer Hotel. First, I’d attended the Sunflower Poetry Writing workshop, then participated as a featured reader in the Mountainair Poetry & Writers Picnic. This spoken word event is sheltered in the tree-shaded garden [...]
Melding Poetry & Visual Art: Gaye Gambell-Peterson
I met Gaye Gambell-Peterson through a women’s poetry group known as “Loosely Identified.” She merges visual art with her poetry. Natually, I’m attracted to the creative connection between art forms. After I attended her passionately vivid exhibit at the University City Library, I asked her to talk to us about how she does that. Here [...]
Matthew Freeman’s Poetry @ RAC/STL: “Darkness Never Far”
Matthew Freeman reads from “Darkness Never Far,” at the Regional Arts Commission March 18th at 7:30 on Delmar, across from the Pageant Theater. Other readers include: Mary Eden, Jessica Freeman, Dena Molen, Julia Gordon-Bramer, Lisa Ebert, and Kristin Sharp. Join the St. Louis poetry community for a guaranteed good time. Free refreshments. Music by Tom [...]
Earn Extra Income Freelance Writing for the Web: Tips by Ernest Dempsey
Ernest Dempsey (a.k.a. Karim Khan, our Man from Pakistan) speaks about freelance writing on Author Access. Interviewed by Irene Watson & Victor R. Volkman.
Chagdud Yangsi: Incarnaton of Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche
Chagdud Yangsi found as incarnation of H.E. Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche, a great Tibetan Buddhist master. http://is.gd/8JGGd
His Holiness the Dalai Lama Blesses Reporters with Snow
When the Dalai Lama completed his historic meeting with President Obama, he tossed snow like blessing rice at the 52 second mark on this You Tube Video. Enjoy the visual pun. It’s inspiring how His Holiness uses ordinary means to give extraordinary blessings.
Entries(RSS)