Maureen E. Doallas's Blog – February 2011 Archive (31)

Monday Muse: Oregon's Poet Laureate

Today's Monday Muse profiles Oregon Poet Laureate Paulann Petersen:

http://writingwithoutpaper.blogspot.com/2011/02/monday-muse-oregons-poet-laureate.html

Added by Maureen E. Doallas on February 28, 2011 at 6:36am — No Comments

To Whom This May Concern (Poem)

My contribution to today's Picture Prompt Challenge at One Stop Poetry is a new poem, "To Whom This May Concern":

http://writingwithoutpaper.blogspot.com/2011/02/to-whom-this-may-concern-poem.html

Two other posts are also up today:

Just in Time for ... Memetastic…

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Added by Maureen E. Doallas on February 27, 2011 at 12:08pm — No Comments

Saturday Sharing (My Finds Are Yours)

Today's new edition of Saturday Sharing features items on the Field Book Project, a collaboration between the National Museum of Natural History and the Smithsonian Institution Archives; the National Archives of the United Kingdom; the U.S. National Archives' "Inside the Vaults" series (with an introductory video); the C.C. Stern Type Foundry; the online magazine "Nowhere"; and the nonprofit RxArt. Enjoy!…

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Added by Maureen E. Doallas on February 26, 2011 at 7:41am — No Comments

All Art Friday

Today's new edition of All Art Friday highlights exhibitions in Washington, D.C., Richmond, Va., where the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts celebrates 75 years with "Picasso: Masterpieces from the Musee National Picasso"; New York City; Glendale, Calif.; Santa Fe; and London, where the Imperial War Museum has mounted an exhibition of life-size sets and scale models of five children's books. Videos about the London and Richmond exhibits are included.…

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Added by Maureen E. Doallas on February 25, 2011 at 6:00am — No Comments

Painter Sean Scully

A viewing of a recent video impels me to recall the privilege of seeing painter Sean Scully's wonderful exhibit at The Phillips Collection:

http://writingwithoutpaper.blogspot.com/2011/02/painter-sean-scully.html

Added by Maureen E. Doallas on February 24, 2011 at 6:20am — No Comments

Guest Post: Social Media's 'Unexpected Gifts': A Poet's Story

I was invited to contribute a guest post for poetryNprogress. There, I relate a bit of the back story of how I came to publish my debut poetry collection:…

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Added by Maureen E. Doallas on February 23, 2011 at 4:19pm — No Comments

Wednesday Wonder: Worry Dolls and Cryobooks

Today's post is about an unusual and thought-provoking art-and-science project: "Visceral: The Living Art Experiment":

http://writingwithoutpaper.blogspot.com/2011/02/wednesday-wonder-worry-dolls-cryobooks.html

Added by Maureen E. Doallas on February 23, 2011 at 7:29am — No Comments

Monday Muse: Minnesota's Poet Laureate

Today's Monday Muse column features Minnesota Poet Laureate Robert Bly.

http://writingwithoutpaper.blogspot.com/2011/02/monday-muse-minnesotas-poet-laureate.html

Added by Maureen E. Doallas on February 21, 2011 at 6:53am — No Comments

Thought for the Day

Today's Thought for the Day is a Peter Turchi quote:

http://writingwithoutpaper.blogspot.com/2011/02/thought-for-day_09.html

Added by Maureen E. Doallas on February 20, 2011 at 3:11pm — 1 Comment

Saturday Sharing (My Finds Are Yours)

Today's new edition of Saturday Sharing takes stock of the digital and literary worlds, with featured items on Digital Collaboration, the Prayer Book Project, PennSound, and the Center for Fiction. An addition just for fun: Extreme Planet Makeover.

http://writingwithoutpaper.blogspot.com/2011/02/saturday-sharing-my-finds-are-yours_19.html

Added by Maureen E. Doallas on February 19, 2011 at 8:17am — No Comments

All Art Friday

Today's new edition of All Art Friday features exhibitions in Roanoke, Virginia; Santa Fe; St. Louis, and New York City and offers an Oregon Public Broadcasting video interview with the superb installation artist and sculptor Brenda Mallory.

http://writingwithoutpaper.blogspot.com/2011/02/all-art-friday_18.html

Added by Maureen E. Doallas on February 18, 2011 at 6:31am — No Comments

Facts, New or Not

A new edition of a periodic feature, Facts, New or Not, offers items on Nabokov, International Year of Chemistry, a Website devoted to Joan of Arc medals, Tom Waits' second printing of his poetry, a student's art conservation tool, and Calder's delighted Cirque.

http://writingwithoutpaper.blogspot.com/2011/02/facts-new-or-not.html

Added by Maureen E. Doallas on February 17, 2011 at 5:47am — No Comments

State of Siege

I recently had occasion to see a new documentary, "State of Siege", about Mississippi's history during the Civil Rights Movement. The content is perhaps surprising and certainly enlightening. My feature about it is here:

http://writingwithoutpaper.blogspot.com/2011/02/state-of-siege.html

Added by Maureen E. Doallas on February 16, 2011 at 6:59am — No Comments

American Dream (Poem)

Today's post is a new poem, "American Dream", complemented by an image by Nancy Davis Rosback. The poem was not inspired by the image, which was taken recently when Nancy traveled to Arizona.

The poem is my contribution to One Stop Poetry's "One Shot Wednesday" event, which begins later today.

http://writingwithoutpaper.blogspot.com/2011/02/american-dream-poem.html

Added by Maureen E. Doallas on February 15, 2011 at 6:23am — No Comments

Monday Muse: Maryland's Poet Laureate

Today's Muse is a feature about Stanley Plumly, Maryland's Poet Laureate.

http://writingwithoutpaper.blogspot.com/2011/02/monday-muse-marylands-poet-laureate.html

Added by Maureen E. Doallas on February 14, 2011 at 6:41am — No Comments

Picture This (Poem)

I'm participating in today's One Shoot Sunday Picture Prompt Challenge at One Stop Poetry. My contribution is a short poem titled "Picture This":

http://writingwithoutpaper.blogspot.com/2011/02/picture-this-poem.html

Added by Maureen E. Doallas on February 13, 2011 at 10:49am — No Comments

Thought for the Day

Sunday's Thought for the Day is a quote by Shane Claiborne, author of "The Irresistible Revolution" and founder of Philadelphia's inner-city community The Simple Way.

http://writingwithoutpaper.blogspot.com/2011/02/thought-for-day_13.html

Added by Maureen E. Doallas on February 13, 2011 at 7:25am — No Comments

Saturday Sharing (My Finds Are Yours)

Today's new edition of Saturday Sharing features art, the Universe, literature, business cards, poetry, and a forum where women discuss critical and cultural perceptions of their work.

http://writingwithoutpaper.blogspot.com/2011/02/saturday-sharing-my-finds-are-yours_12.html

Added by Maureen E. Doallas on February 12, 2011 at 6:18am — No Comments

All Art Friday

A new edition of All Art Friday is live. In addition to exhibition round-up, there is a feature on Ann Hamilton's "stylus" project, which recently closed. Plus a link to a collection of artists' manifestos.

http://writingwithoutpaper.blogspot.com/2011/02/all-art-friday_11.html

Added by Maureen E. Doallas on February 11, 2011 at 5:36am — No Comments

Contemplative Photography as an Act of Faith

I'm featuring photographer Diane Walker's recent presentation at Seattle University's Pacific Northwest Spirituality Book Festival. It's a wonderful introduction to Diane's approach to her art and its influence in her life.

http://writingwithoutpaper.blogspot.com/2011/02/contemplative-photography-as-act-of.html

Added by Maureen E. Doallas on February 10, 2011 at 6:48am — No Comments

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