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 Delicate Utterances. Marks on the Cave Wall.
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By Holly Wren
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Posted January 4, 2019

Delicate Utterances. Marks on the Cave Wall.

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 [...]

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 Make some room for yourself, human animal.
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By Holly Wren
In Courses, The Poet in the World, Uncategorized, Writing Prompts
Posted December 3, 2018

Make some room for yourself, human animal.

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 [...]

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 Sabbaticals, Lessons, and New Sessions
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By Holly Wren
In The Poet in the World, Uncategorized
Posted August 24, 2018

Sabbaticals, Lessons, and New Sessions

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 [...]

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 The Hand That Stretches the Bow
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By Holly Wren
In Personal Anthology, The Poet in the World, Uncategorized
Posted July 22, 2018

The Hand That Stretches the Bow

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 [...]

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 Small Pages: A Guided Writing and Collage Workshop
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By Holly Wren
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Posted August 25, 2017

Small Pages: A Guided Writing and Collage Workshop

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 [...]

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 Poets have a place in the ecosystem
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By Holly Wren
In The Poet in the World, Uncategorized
Posted December 16, 2016

Poets have a place in the ecosystem

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 [...]

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 Thank you/ dark though it is
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By Holly Wren
In Poems, Uncategorized
Posted November 24, 2016

Thank you/ dark though it is

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 [...]

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 We Need More Poetry
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By Holly Wren
In The Poet in the World, Uncategorized
Posted November 12, 2016

We Need More Poetry

Now, more than ever, we must also cultivate and defend space for our imaginations.

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 May We
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By Holly Wren
In The Poet in the World, Uncategorized
Posted November 9, 2016

May We

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 [...]

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 October is to fall—
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By Holly Wren
In Poems, Uncategorized
Posted October 31, 2016

October is to fall—

All things die back . . .

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