Delicate Utterances. Marks on the Cave Wall Artists present first of two collaborative works in Great Barrington this weekend Great Barrington, MA. Lenox based artist Karen Dolmanisth [...]
This fall, I worked on a Personal Canon project with my Poetry Immersion students, in which we gathered the texts, inspirations, and influences that have shaped our progress, and informed our [...]
I’ve recently completed my mini-sabbatical experiment and I wanted to share a bit of what I learned in the process. Before I took the time and made the space, before I told anyone, my wish to [...]
I have a long habit of thinking that just because I can dream it, I can do it, because sometimes that is true, and the rest of the time I want it to be true. It’s a form of magical [...]
For the third year, my mom, the artist Carol C. Spaulding, and I will offer SMALL PAGES, a half-day retreat for those who enjoy working in a studio together, and being guided through a [...]
More than ever, we need art to help us imagine & understand the experiences of others, because when we do, we are more likely to honor our vast & varied humanity. Each of us has a place [...]
In our family we share poems at the table. Here’s one that feels as relevant as ever. Thanks by W.S. Merwin Listen with the night falling we are saying thank you we are stopping on the [...]
I need to find words in order to understand just about anything that really matters to me. Yesterday I needed and wrote a prayer. Today I need that prayer more than I realized. It's about giving [...]