Artists and Writers 
Collaboration, Part 6: Levels of Commitment…in conversation with Curt Madison(6)
In the first part of our conversation Curt Madison and I discussed the place of competition in collaboration. This second part takes us into consideration of how the degree of commitment changes how we work together.
JGR: Curt, are there different levels of commitment in working together? That’s one of the dimensions my long-term collaborator Stephanie [...]
Making Collaboration Work, Part 4: Creative Catalysts Riehl and Farrow
Here’s the second part of the conversation between my New Mexico collaborator Stephanie Farrow and myself. Check out the first part of our making collaboration work discussion.
In our column “Creative Catalyst” on Story Circle Network’s blog Telling Her Stories: The Broad View, we have posted the first two of a three-part cycle on collaboration:
5.1 Collaboration: [...]
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 [...]
Poetry Out Loud Video Highights from AHS Competition
Last Saturday I was one of a panel of four judges for the regional Poetry Out Loud contest at Alton High School (Illinois). My fellow judges included the city editor of the Telegraph newspaper, a popular radio host, and the Madison County tax assessor. It was both fun and funny to be part of this [...]
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