Monthly Archives: April 2014

Happy Birthday William Shakespeare

Celebrate William Shakespeare’s 450th birthday with a piece of handmade jewelry inspired by Shakespeare sonnets and plays, including Hamlet, Much Ado About Nothing, and Romeo and Juliet.

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On the mend

I haven’t been feeling well the past week or so and it has really made it hard to muster the energy for much lately. But I seem to be on the mend, at least for the moment, so hopefully you … Continue reading

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Eating Poetry or Chicken Soup for the Art Journalist Soul

I don’t know if it is the same for anyone else, the more I read, the more I create art and see art, and think about art, something happens to the way I think and how I see things as … Continue reading

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Etsy Treasury for Maya Angelou’s Birthday

Check out this collection of wonderful Etsy treasures in honor of Maya Angelou

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Happy Birthday Maya Angelou

Happy birthday to writer, poet, activist, and national treasure, Dr. Maya Angelou. I haven’t always loved poetry the way I do today. I wasn’t exposed to much of it until recently and most of my reading focused on books and … Continue reading

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Poem – A – Day: Never Give All the Heart by W. B. Yeats

Today’s poem comes from my literary soul mate, William Butler Yeats. While I am sureĀ  that Mr. Yeats will be making more than one appearance here during National Poetry Month, the wistful melancholy of this poem really appealed to me … Continue reading

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Poem – A – Day: Blue Butterfly Day by Robert Frost

Welcome to April and National Poetry Month! This time yesterday morning, it was snowing hard. Big fluffy snowflakes as big as my thumb were fulling the sky and erasing any hint of color outside my window. But today is the … Continue reading

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