In the second half of 2020 I started a book-long erasure poetry and collage project: The Summer Book project. I have been mining Tove Jansson's The Summer Book for poetic lines that express the isolation of living with a bewildering chronic illness and the struggle to keep a sense of purpose. This came about after … Continue reading Update on The Summer Book Project
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Doe haiga @ Ink Sweat & Tears
In the early of summer of 2020, I made a digital artwork featuring a doe. This was during the first pandemic lockdown. We all saw the images of animals expanding their foraging or hunting grounds into urban territories, while we were mostly locked inside our houses. But I couldn't help thinking about how quickly we’ve … Continue reading Doe haiga @ Ink Sweat & Tears
Appetite for print
I just want to share the news with you that Feral Journal Issue 13: The Hunger Issue is now available in print from Lulu Press. My issue is on the way! I can't wait to see my made-it-to-print erasure art work. I hope you'll consider getting a copy too. It's a great way to support … Continue reading Appetite for print
The time I lost my appetite @ Feral Journal
I’m so pleased to share that my erasure poetry artwork “The time I lost my appetite” is out now in the Hunger issue of Feral Journal, a poetry and art journal by fiercely feminist Animal Heart Press. You can find the digital journal here, and my art work is here. Printed copies will be available … Continue reading The time I lost my appetite @ Feral Journal
As if in Florence
from The Decameron by Boccaccio, p. 50 Day was seated and ready,to seek attention,to protect herself with virtue most beautiful,her reason sending some to wonder. I recently participated in a collaborative art project by Unprecedented. In their own words, 'Unprecedented is a public poetry project that circulates pages of The Decameron between small groups of … Continue reading As if in Florence