Definition #358 Sprouts

Annika and Oliver 2015

Annika and Oliver 2012

seeds sprout on sunshine:

biking-building-organic

imagination

Definition #310 “100 New York Calligraphers”

100 New York Calligraphers
by Cynthia Dantzic

On Sept 6th, 2015

at the Big Eye Gallery

in S Westerlo, NY,

(518) 966-5833

1-4PM,

there will be a book signing and

Opening of Cynthia Dantzic’s newest book:

100 New York Calligraphers.

(Bob Boyajian and Jeanne Poland are among those featured inside)

RSVP: qslver@mhcable.com

Encompassing a wide range of calligraphy in many languages and hands, or styles, this book presents a visual treasury of works by 100 contemporary scribes, all of whom were either born in New York or studied or worked in the city. From English and its related Romance languages to a wide range of Asian and Middle Eastern alphabets and nonalphabetic characters, the more than 550 examples of beautiful writing create a rich visual smorgasbord. Traditional uses of hand-lettered calligraphy are shown, including event invitations and envelopes, certificates and awards, and quotes and sayings framed as artwork. The examples also include contemporary applications and nontraditional forms such as graffiti and experimental calligraphy that is not formed from readable characters. All are hand-wrought and human-made, using pointed or broad-edged pens, whether quill or steel, or a brush or other simple tool.

Size: 9″ x 12″ | 629 color images | 224 pp
ISBN13: 9780764348983 | Binding: hard cover

Definition @266 Animated GIF

Watch for Wesley McNair the poet laureate of Maine

Tweet-Speak Poetry

invited me to create this GIF to show on July 12, 2015,

the bring your poet to work day!

http://www.tweetspeakpoetry.com/2015/07/10/win-100-with-your-poet-at-a-coffee-shop-gif/

Definition #226 Dana

Dana’s Daughter 2015

Dana-forty one years ago

abandoned  to trust

gripping one’s duck between teeth

hanging-on daughters

Definition #212 Pool of Silence

quiet lake

Marge Piercy

Alone on the water

that freckled into small ripples,
that raised its hackles in storms,
that lay glassy at twilight reflecting
the sunset then sucking up the dark,
I was unobserved as the quiet doe

coming with her fauns to drink
on the opposite shore. I let the row-
boat drift as the current pleased, lying
faceup like a photographer’s plate
the rising moon turned to a ghost.

And though the voices called me
back to the rented space we shared
I was sure I left my real self there—
a tiny black pupil in the immense
eye of a silver pool of silence.

“The rented lakes of my childhood” by Marge Piercy from Made in Detroit. © Knopf, 2015. Reprinted with permission.

Definition 197 Table of Contents

April Prompts
Pushed Poems
for Poetry Month
2015

searched revelations

stack-up-thirty-days-high-nigh

table of contents

Definition #186 Thank you

In the rain
on the coast
Maine in April, 2015

I give thanks I can

choose to be in Maine Friday

and home Saturday.

I give thanks I can

breathe at 40 or 75 degrees

as I travel home.

Definition #179 Wild Thing

Maine TreesFresco
April12,2015

Craggy branches

point the way

to seven dwarfs

handsome prince,

years of beauty sleep:

the wild path to fairyland!

,

 

Definition #177 chutzpah

Jeanne in superhero disguise
April 11, 2015

chutzpah:
a circus
animation.

intuition’s
quicksilver.

balance
centering
resting finish.

hiding
poop &
sweat.

breathing
smiles &
bows.

under the tent.

Definition #159 Stand by Me

Jeanne and Quenby
Mar 21, 2015

red glows Mom and Child:

one 6’4″ tall

dwarfs  her shrinking Mom