by Annaliese | Apr 11, 2022 | PRESENCE: Designs for Living, Writing Blog
POETS/SPEAK! 2022 is Tuesday, 4/12, @ 4:30 p.m. An hour of 10 poets. I’m the first reader! Obviously none of us read for long so if tuning in to hear me, don’t let time get away from you. The theme is invention & renewal, which can be seen/held/felt in...
by Annaliese | Feb 5, 2022 | PRESENCE: Designs for Living, Uncategorized, Writing Blog
For years I had the privilege of having monthly conversations with incredible people creating work (visual, literary, dance, music) that expands and deepens this world we live in. Everyone approaches their work differently, some with that intention, others not. It...
by Annaliese | Feb 4, 2022 | PRESENCE: Designs for Living, Writing Blog
I know many people who are so well versed in Edna St. Vincent Millay that they can tell you exactly what year she wrote a poem, the volume in which it birthed to the public, all kinds of quirky personal and professional stories. I’m not one of them. Taken July 2012,...
by Annaliese | Jan 12, 2022 | Essays, PRESENCE: Designs for Living, Uncategorized, Writing Blog
In this cold snap I am reminded of all the people who have no home and of an essay I wrote for Bangor Metro some years ago in a very cold January. At that time, I hadn’t heard from my brother for quite a while. He would never call if he were using, only when he...
by Annaliese | Jan 2, 2022 | PRESENCE: Designs for Living, Uncategorized, Writing Blog
Oh, our similarities, binding us across the globe and time whether we know it or not. But knowing would help for the future of our world. This is my grandson (12, taken this summer after not having seen him physically for almost 2 years). It’s one of a series I...