Lily S. May–Life with Art
A few years ago, I came upon This Body is to Ask in a used book store and bought it. It is terrifically inspiring, leading me to recently reread it. The book was compiled by Marsha Connell and Maureen Hurley, who were Artists in Residence in schools in Sonoma County, California. This book, from 1993, contains… Continue reading This Body is to Ask
I've begun writing poetry regularly during the last few years. Before that, most of my creative work was in the visual arts. Working with words at this point in my life is a great challenge, but one that I enjoy. Because I'm familiar with the language, so to speak, of printmaking or design or painting,… Continue reading Take Up The Night
I'm reading and rereading the books of two great poets, Mahmoud Darwish and Ghassan Zaqtan. These were translated from Arabic into English by Fady Joudah. I mentioned that his translation of Zaqtan's Like a Straw Bird It Follows Me won him and Zaqtan the Griffin Poetry Prize this year. Reading Straw Bird has led me… Continue reading The Excellent Poetry I’m Reading
I learned late last night who won the Griffin Poetry Prize. The Canadian prize went to David W. McFadden for his book What's the Score? and the international prize went to Ghassan Zaqtan and translator Fady Joudah for Like a Straw Bird It Follows Me, and Other Poems. Congratulations! Again, if you're a poetry lover, go to the Griffen… Continue reading And the Winners Are….
Griffin Poetry Prize 2013--Shortlist AnthologyI've mentioned in an earlier post that I have begun writing over the past several years. Reading and hearing poetry is a large part of my education as I learn to develop my capacity to write poetry--to closely observe life and put the observations into words. Last night I went… Continue reading Griffin Poetry Prize
Program from The Al Purdy Show, Feb. 6, 2013, TorontoOn Wednesday night, I attended a fundraiser at beautiful Koerner Hall in Toronto. It was in honour of an excellent Canadian poet, Al Purdy (1918 – 2000). Al’s work was being honoured through readings by Canadian poets and actors and through performances by musicians. The funds… Continue reading Poetry Out Loud & in a Linocut
Arts of May 