Quote for Today: Michael Ben Zehabe
Your partner may have injuries that you can’t repair. Your partner may be trapped in a dark room without windows. Your life narrative might bring him more relief than an …
In Love with a Train: The Fateful Whimsy of Pica Do 7
Sometimes a journey, no matter how mundane, is the most interesting part of our day. How is art like travel? It is a wonderful quality of travel that it puts us in …
Quote for Today: David Baird
Yes no yes no yes no? Red blue? Yes red, no blue? No red, yes no? In out, up down? Do don’t, can can’t? Choices sit on the shelf like …
Quote for Today: Tony Kushner
But still. Still bless me anyway. I want more life. I can’t help myself. I do. I’ve lived through such terrible times and there are people who live through much …
Quote for Today: Ellen Bass
to love life, to love it even when you have no stomach for it and everything you’ve held dear crumbles like burnt paper in your hands, your throat filled with …
Quote for Today: Rose Kennedy
It has been said, “time heals all wounds.” I do not agree. The wounds remain. In time, the mind, protecting its sanity, covers them with scar tissue and the pain …
Blessed Fault: Seductive Fruit by Katherine McDaniel
There is much in life that, though attractive and sometimes even beneficial, contains danger. Is there any reward without risk? I have a new painting for you. Seductive Fruit is another spontaneous …
Fiery Beginnings: Germination by Katherine McDaniel
Some trees require fire to germinate their seeds and begin their life. Is there a metaphor here for human creativity? For much of the last century, Americans sought to prevent forest …
Quote for Today: Christina Enevoldsen
The inability to get something out of your head is a signal that shouts, “Don’t forget to deal with this!” As long as you experience fear or pain with a …
Through The Eyes of Betrayer and Betrayed: Fractures
Is it possible to empathize with those who have made choices that inflict pain on themselves and those around them? These three poems, Fractures, were written in 2012 for an …