valerie rosenfeld
June 23, 2015 Comments Off on valerie rosenfeld
Down the Reach
I knew Margy my whole life. She took me to the lab to be her young assistant when I was 14 to help her measure calcium and albumin. I always felt guilty for not going into science. But I was never interested in science, only being with Margy. She was always so kind to me and my family and provided a generous ear and thoughtful, head square on her shoulders, and ever compassionate advice.
When I was in my 30s I visited her in Maine and we went to a jazz concert. I never liked jazz, only being with Margy. A man sitting next to us asked if Margy was my grandmother. She and I looked at each other. She said “no, I’m her godmother.” He laughed and said “maybe you’re her fairy godmother!” We laughed too. Yes, that was it. Margy was my fairy godmother.
She will ever be a part of me and I will think of her always when I smell the sea breeze or take my calcium supplement before bed. I will think of her when I look within and am in need of a fairy godmother. I see her there now, her salty smile and eyes like the ocean, reflecting the mid-day sun.
sea breeze
has changed direction
sailing down the reach
its your turn she says
handing me the rudder
writing to awaken
December 21, 2014 Comments Off on writing to awaken
I am pleased to announce that our new book, Writing to Awaken: Tanka Prose as Spiritual Self-Inquiry is finished. The ebook form is already available. The paper version will be available in a few days. I wrote Writing to Awaken to share and demonstrate our use of tanka prose as a mindfulness practice. Inspired by Basho’s Journey to the Deep North, in Writing to Awaken we explore our inner landscape. You will find some wonderful pieces by our own Esra Sarioglu and Nelima Gaokar as well as work by Valerie Rosenfeld, Allison Miller, Monika Furch, Jennifer Werner, Ellen Pratt and myself. Please enjoy. If you purchase a copy, we will be grateful if you take the time to write a review for us.
Leslie
February, 2014
February 26, 2014 Comments Off on February, 2014
Please enjoy our winter issue of Inner Art Journal. Several new poets have joined us while those that you may have come to know continue to share their jewels. The poems will be posted over the next several days.
Leslie, Nelima and Esra
February 2014 submissions request
February 7, 2014 Comments Off on February 2014 submissions request
Our February issue of Inner Art Journal will be published at the end of February. Although it is a dark and cold time here in the northern hemisphere, inner art offers the light of perception. If you haven’t already done so, please submit your work at your earliest convenience. Click on “submissions” on the lefthand side of this page.
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