Sometimes the Prompt Is Left Behind For You
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Just drafted a poem called The Words Mama Left Me.
Make art about inheritance.
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Sometimes the Prompt Dances In Like a Gift
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Dreamt the walls of my bedroom melted away and I found myself surrounded by a herd of gentle deer, with their liquid eyes and dancer feet. They nuzzled me with velvet snouts, and whispered Welcome Welcome. We picked our way through a twilight wood, until the trees opened up into broad sweet-smelling fields. And then we ran, and ran, and ran. 🙂
Make art inspired by deer.
Sometimes the Prompt Requires Action
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First week in the online class is all about defining activism, personal and professional.
Make art rooted in action.
Sometimes the Prompt Is A Tender Touch
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Thinkin of all the loving care my nurse mama and sister gave their patients for decades.
Make art about nurses, about caretakers.
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Monday Must Read! Shaindel Beers: The Children’s War
Monday Must Read!
This week meet Shaindel Beers, the author of two full-length poetry collections, A Brief History of Time (2009) and The Children’s War and Other Poems (2013), both from Salt Publishing. Her awards include First place Karen Fredericks and Frances Willitts Poetry Prize, Grand Prize Co-winner Trellis Magazine sestina contest, First place Dylan Days Poetry Competition, and others. She currently serves as English department chair at Blue Mountain Community College, as Poetry Editor forContrary Magazine, and on the executive board of PAWS, the Pendleton Animal Welfare Shelter. She lives in Pendleton, Oregon, with a zoo of pets and a wild four-year-old son.
Learn more
Official Site of Shaindel Beers
Buy Shaindel’s beautiful books!
A Brief History of Time
http://www.saltpublishing.com/products/a-brief-history-of-time-9781844715053
The Children’s War and Other Poems
http://www.saltpublishing.com/products/the-children-s-war-9781844719303
Read More From Shaindel Online:
“Death, Sleep, Beauty” by Shaindel Beers | Pine Hills Review
http://www.voiceinjournal.com/shaindel-beers-the-imprecision-of-language/
An American Meditation — Poetry by Shaindel Beers
http://www.theenchantingverses.org/uploads/4/6/1/6/461698/shaindelbeers.pdf
http://ithacalit.com/shaindel-beers.html#.Vm7AYEorLDd
http://www.shadowgraphquarterly.com/shadowgraph-quarterly-winter-2015/shaindel-beers/
Essays by and about Shaindel:
“Creep”: Thoughts on Abuse and Survival » Real Pants
Hundreds of Dollars | i believe you | it’s not your fault
Hot Teachers, Gaslighting, and Sexual Abuse in Academia: Reflecting on Essays by Shaindel Beers by Leslie Salas
Hear Shaindel read:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kq1wdbxsNAc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2tucUP8yYI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5-ETvj3LeE
Sometimes the Prompt Comes to an End
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Last day of grading, semester ending. Make art about something coming to an end.
Sometimes the Prompt Requires Action
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Mornin news story on how law enforcement s now strongly encouragin people to report it if their neighbors are actin odd or “suspicious.” One of the signs they mentioned is havin lots of deliveries, like from UPS. If this is the standard, I’m screwed. Totalitarianism for breakfast 😦
Because I think we need to….Make art about resistance.
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For the Consideration of Poets
by Haki Madhubuti
where is the poetry of resistance,
the poetry of honorable defiance
unafraid of lies from career politicians and business men,
not respectful of journalist who write
official speak void of educated thought
without double search or sub surface questions
that war talk demands?
where is the poetry of doubt and suspicion
not in the service of the state, bishops and priests,
not in the service of beautiful people and late night promises,
not in the service of influence, incompetence and academic
clown talk?
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Sometimes the Prompt Takes You Places
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Dreamt I could fly. Just empty myself out, lift off, and soar.
Make art about flying.
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