How to Love the World

How to Love the World

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Summer Solstice
the longest day. a poem.
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some days
a poem, a protest
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Trust Like This
my dream as a poem, my dream as art
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She Knew What She Saw and Saw What She Knew and Painted it
“I had drawing in my fingertips. I only had to open my eyes.” -Suzanne Valadon
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Statues We Painted in the Kitchen
memoir poetic prose (excerpt from my work-in-progress book)
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May 2025

Artist Statement & Self-Portrait
du jour
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Betye Saar Lets It Speak
“My work started as a diary, an autobiography. I used to say I’m an artist who makes art from stuff. I collect things. I’ve always done that.” — Betye…
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Käthe Kollwitz: A Light Held High in the Darkness
“I am in the world to change the world.” — Käthe Kollwitz
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Penis Envy
a poem (hit play to hear me read it)
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Not a Muse – a Movement
“There's no such thing as a woman artist. There’s just art and artists.” -Leonora Carrington
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Creative Whiplash
Why I jump, jump, jump around
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A Little Splash, a Whole Lotta Joy
I have never bothered painting the ugly things in life. I leave the dirty dishes to someone else. - Alma Thomas
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