Postcard Promotional
20 Nov 2015 2 Comments
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Definition #312 Ants
01 Sep 2015 Leave a comment
in Ants Tags: an army, Daniel Hoffman, every contingency, Jeanne Poland, parapetted tower, plan forseen, prodidigous lifting, pure form, The Roller Skating Ant, wet nursery of aphids
Ants
by Daniel Hoffman
Theirs is a perfection of pure form.
Nobody but has his proper place and knows it.
Everything they do is functional.
Each foray in a zigzag line
Each prodigious lifting
Of thirty-two times their own weight
Each excavation into the earth’s core
Each erection
Of a crumbly parapetted tower —
None of these feats is a private pleasure,
None of them done
For the sake of the skill alone —
They’ve got a going concern down there,
A full egg-hatchery
A wet-nursery of aphids
A trained troop of maintenance engineers
Sanitation experts
A corps of hunters
And butchers
An army
A queen
Each
Is nothing without the others, each being a part
Of something greater than all of them put together
A purpose which none of them knows
Since each is only
The one thing that he does. There is
A true consistency
Toward which their actions tend.
The ants have bred and inbred to perfection.
The strains of their genes that survive survive.
Every possible contingency
Has been foreseen and written into the plan.
Nothing they do will be wrong.
“Ants” by Daniel Hoffman from Beyond Silence. © Louisiana State University Press, 2003. Reprinted with permission.
Definition #310 “100 New York Calligraphers”
30 Aug 2015 2 Comments
in "100 New York Calligraphers Tags: "100 New York Calligraphers", 2015, Bob Boyajian, by Cynthia Dantzic, Jeanne Poland, NY, qslver@mhcable.com, Sept 6, SWesterlo, The Big Eye Gallery
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 #198 Piglet
01 May 2015 Leave a comment
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fed her some cabbage;
she broke into song: chanted
Gregorian thanks!
Definition #81 Visit
30 Dec 2014 Leave a comment
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flourished strokes by folks:
soul-mates hearing grace’s chants
dancing lover’s steps
Definition #38 Brew
11 Nov 2014 4 Comments
in Family Tags: and phew, boil glue 'ngoo, brew, definition, ferment spew of ewe, infuse coup with chew, Jeanne Poland, peek-a-boo Brew, soak shoe with rue, steep clue with chew, stew pooh, whew
New Blurb Book
29 Jun 2014 Leave a comment
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Click on the link below to preview the book for free:
New Book: Patterns Haiku
29 Dec 2013 2 Comments
in Family, Uncategorized Tags: Jeanne Poland, New Book from Blurb, Quicksilver
Enjoy a free preview. Try to use the whole screen and turn the pages as you like!
Jeanne Poland 1978-1988
22 Nov 2013 Leave a comment
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Tongue Twister #12 Spanner Wrench
20 Jun 2013 2 Comments
in Family, Uncategorized Tags: bench, catherine johnson, Hanna, Jeanne Poland, spanna, spanner, stench, tongue twisters, wrench
Please go to Catherine Johnson’s blog to see and hear “Hanna’s Spanna”
http://catherinemjohnson.wordpress.com/2013/06/19/hannahs-spanna-by-catherine-johnson-11-on-soundcloud/
Here is my compliment tongue twister using the American tool name: wrench:
A
wench
on a bench
with a wrench
left a stench.
Sniff it we did
‘n hid
the bench
with the stench
of the wrench
from the wench.
Peek-a boo Brew:
boil glue ‘n goo
soak shoe with rue
ferment spew of ewe
infuse coup with bleu
steep clue with chew
stew pooh, whew, and phew!
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Jeanne Poland