When you require renewal, is there a particular poem or book that you return to? A particular author?
Two books that are always close: Lois Dodd, Catching the Light, & Explode Every Day: An Inquiry into the Phenomena of Wonder.
The former celebrates the life & art of one of my favorite artists. Like me, Dodd was influenced by time spent in NYC & Maine. Her paintings reflect both an urban grittiness, & adoration for nature that many of my poems strive towards.
I stumbled across the second book, a breathtaking curation of photography, writing, & interviews, whose pages never cease to astonish, when I was devouring everything Mary Ruefle had written. (She has several pieces in the anthology.)
Also—the Portland Museum of Art is a balm for the burnt-out creative. When I can spend an hour wandering through the galleries, I always leave rejuvenated & eager to write again.
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