Category: Art
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The Artist as Anarchist
“The artist, and particularly the poet, is always an anarchist in the best sense of the word. He must heed only the call that arises within him from three strong voices: the voice of death, with all its foreboding, the voice of love and the voice of art.” ― Federico García Lorca
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The Divinity of Creativity
“You become more divine as you become more creative. All the religions of the world have said God is the creator. I don’t know whether he is the creator or not, but one thing I know: the more creative you become, the more godly you become. When your creativity comes to a climax, when your…
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Eureka! Creativity Changes Your Brain
Eureka! The guy named Archimedes ran nude out of his bath tub to the town once he found out the idea the amount of water displaced from the tub was equal to the volume of the object immersed. That is an example of an intuitive creativity. Creativity had already been a vital force in science…
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The Bravery of Storytelling
Several years ago, I was meeting with a client I hadn’t seen in a few years. We started with the usual Hi. How are You? I’m Fine. How are You? small talk protocol, but then she saw a reliquary hanging on the wall in my office. The reliquary — traditionally a container for holy objects…
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BOOK REVIEW by Rita Kowats, Spirituality Without Borders
“Jen Payne’s book, Evidence of Flossing: What We Leave Behind, carries prophetic power in the spaces between its words. It is truth and beauty delivered to us in wide-eyed wonder by a child’s heart passionately in love with nature.” – Rita Kowats, Spirituality Without Borders >> CLICK HERE to read the full review. This review…
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BOOK REVIEW by Poet Luanne Castle
“To help heal our planet and ourselves, we first have to look outward to go inward. Jen Payne’s new book of poetry and photographs inspires us to do just that. Using the unique and cohesive symbol of the pocket dental flosser, Evidence of Flossing: What We Leave Behind explores nature and our place within our…
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GUEST BLOG POST: Finding Inspiration
Today, I’m a guest blogger on CMash Reads, sharing my thoughts on… FINDING INSPIRATION When I told a friend last spring that I was writing a poem a day for National Poetry Month, she asked me how I found the inspiration for 30 poems. “It’s like rummaging around in a junk drawer,” I told her.…
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INTERVIEW: Bookworm Interviews Author Jen Payne
As you can see, BOOKWORM is participating in another blog book tour courtesy of WOW (Women on Writing). Today’s guest is Jennifer A. Payne, author of Evidence of Flossing: What We Leave Behind. Today I’m posting an interview, Q and A style, that I conducted with Ms. Payne so that you can read her thoughts…
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GUEST BLOG POST: The Bravery of Storytelling
Today, I’m a guest blogger on Writers Pay It Forward, sharing my thoughts on… THE BRAVERY OF STORYTELLING Several years ago, I was meeting with a client I hadn’t seen in a few years. We started with the usual Hi. How are You? I’m Fine. How are You? small talk protocol, but then she saw…
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BOOK REVIEW: Nicole Pyles Reviews Evidence of Flossing
“I was so impressed with this book. It conveyed a beauty and yet sadness at the same time. I could sense the spiritual struggle within the poetry and a reflection of the world around (and the masks society often puts forward). This book is definitely a conversation piece and I can’t wait to share it…
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GUEST BLOG POST: Blogging as a Creative Tool
Today, I’m a guest blogger on Words, Crazy Words, sharing my thoughts on… BLOGGING AS A CREATIVE TOOL One of the most inspiring art exhibits I’ve seen in recent years was called “Suddenly This Overview.” On display at the Guggenheim in New York, it featured 250 small sculptures by artists Peter Fischli and David Weiss.…
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Dental flossers? Seriously?
Book Signing for Evidence of Flossing with Author/Naturalist Jen Payne Rock Garden in Branford, December 16, 12-3pm Dental flossers? Seriously? Come find out the real meaning behind the book Evidence of Flossing: What We Leave Behind at a Book Signing with local writer and naturalist Jen Payne, hosted by Rock Garden in Branford on Saturday,…
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