Kelli Russell Agodon's Blog, page 133
March 24, 2010
March 23, 2010
My 3D Book Cover...
I happened upon this image on Terri Gordon's blog a couple weeks ago and have been meaning to share it with you.
She made these birdcages for a Marie Antoinete Mail Art Group to swap and when I saw them I thought, There's what my book cover would look like if it walked off the page. Or close.
Terri's work above. She also has an Etsy store.
My book cover image below:
You can see all views of these on Terri's blog
It was such a treat to wander upon these. Wonderful and whimsical.
I know Terri...
She made these birdcages for a Marie Antoinete Mail Art Group to swap and when I saw them I thought, There's what my book cover would look like if it walked off the page. Or close.
Terri's work above. She also has an Etsy store.
My book cover image below:
You can see all views of these on Terri's blog
It was such a treat to wander upon these. Wonderful and whimsical.
I know Terri...
Confession Tuesday
The Thank You note from my daughter's class after the poetry lesson
Yes, it's Tuesday already. Every 7 days, as my dad would say. We are always surprised by time, how it seems to be outrunning us. (It is.) How it advances without our approval or with our confusion, "How did it get to be spring?" (Really, do I *not* know this?)
But it moves, so it's time for another confession, or two, or seven.
To the confessional--
I confess that while I was listening to the new Pearl Jam song my husband...
March 22, 2010
The Language of Life
As I leaned over to blow dry my hair at the gym this morning, I saw this stored under the table and well, I loved the name of this and how it worked on multiple levels (so yes, when no one was looking, I took it out and photographed it with my phone--note the flowers I positioned near it to give it that "finished" look). Anyway as you can see--
Rest Assured Toilet Covers
First, who knew toilet covers had a name, but Rest Assured, how perfect is that? And what I love most was how they managed ...
March 21, 2010
No, the cat is not dead, just very relaxed on my desk
Ace helping me write.
No, the cat is not dead, just very relaxed on my desk
Ace helping me write.
Dream of the Poet or How to be a Poet in 140 Words or More...
The Dream of the Poet or The Kiss of the Muse 1859, Cezanne
January O'Neil (author of Underlife & blogger at PoetMom) received an interesting Twitter question--
What is the career path for a poet?
Here is her thoughtful response to it on her blog--
"Yesterday, I received a question on Twitter that I needed more than 140 characters to answer.
What is the career path for a poet?
I can only answer from my point of view, but I think the opportunities are wide open. But poets have to define for...
March 17, 2010
The Good News Post...
If Hollywood can celebrate themselves like crazy, I think we (writers & artists) should to.
This post is all about the good news in the poetry world lately. There has been SO much good news it's been hard to keep up!
Let's begin with the awards--
For Foreward's Book of the Year Award in Poetry-- the finalists are...
Archicembalo by G.C. Waldrep
Born in the Cavity of Sunsets by Michael Luis Medrano
By Cold Water by Chris Dombrowski
Fort Red Border by Kiki Petrosino
From the Fever World by Jehanne DuB...
